SPAM - RFC from list admin

From: Christopher Smith <csmith_at_amdocs.com>
Date: Thu Feb 21 10:47:23 2002

> -----Original Message-----
> From: William Donzelli [mailto:aw288_at_osfn.org]

> I would like to see some reasonably strict moderation, so we
> can cut out
> all of the off topic stuff before it (always) gets out of
> hand. Off topic,
> meaning Microsoft/AOL bashing, PeeCees, cars (antique or otherwise),

Not to be picky, but:

AOLs early (still bad) software ran on _on topic machines_

Microsofts early (still bad) software ran on _on topic machines_

PeeCees (I assume in the IBM sense) older than 10 years, are,
according to the FAQ, and no matter how much you or I may dislike
them _on topic machines_

The spark computer in an older car is arguably an _on topic machine_

> politics, complaining about SPAM, Linux, guns, food, and at
> least fifty

Linux runs on _on topic machines_

> other topics that have made the rounds that have nothing to
> do with old
> computing.

Well, anyway, my point is that you can't just unilaterally ban
all of those topics; it would require some very careful reading
on the moderator's part.

It may not be feasible.

Now since discussing list policies is probably off topic, (not to
mention boring) I'll stop.

Chris



Christopher Smith, Perl Developer
Amdocs - Champaign, IL

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