[ih] Spam

[Perry E. Metzger]

Kevin J Dunlap <kevin at Dunlap.Org> writes:
> Mailman, the list server used to manage the Internet-History mailing list,
> will block postings from e-mail addreses that are not subscribed to the list.
> 
> Is there a policy reason for the option not being enabled for
> the Internet-History mailing list?

Yes. The owner of the list insists that it is bad to restrict
postings, which means we get more spam messages sent to the list than
actual content. I do not understand this decision, but I don't believe
he is likely to ever change his mind.


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Perry E. Metzger		perry at piermont.com