SPAM - RFC from list admin

From: Cini, Richard <RCini_at_congressfinancial.com>
Date: Thu Feb 21 08:53:25 2002

I think that moderated non-subscriber posts seems to provide the best
balance so long as the volume of non-subscriber messages is relatively low.

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Richard A. Cini, Jr.
Congress Financial Corporation
1133 Avenue of the Americas
30th Floor
New York, NY 10036
(212) 545-4402
(212) 840-6259 (facsimile)


-----Original Message-----
From: Jay West [mailto:jwest_at_classiccmp.org]
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 9:32 AM
To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
Subject: SPAM - RFC from list admin


I have noticed a few pieces of spam lately on the list. Our mail server
checks all the normal relaying databases, so that has kept most of the spam
out for ages. However, now a few have trickled in and it bugs me a bit. In
the past it has been suggested that the list be closed - ie. only
subscribers could post to the list. I have always avoided that because
fairly frequently someone will post from a non-subscriber that they have
equipment available, and I don't want to take that opportunity away from the
list. I see two options:

1) I can close the list from non-subscriber posts
or perhaps
2) I can require non-subscriber posts be approved before I send them to the
list

I would prefer to do number 2 above. However, this does give me the ability
to occasionally see available equipment before the rest of the list. Of
course I wouldn't abuse this, but - I don't even want that perception.
So.... advice please?

Regards,

Jay Wests
Received on Thu Feb 21 2002 - 08:53:25 GMT