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Re: problems posting to this list
I strongly warn against making this list any more open. We're having to
moderate lists over here at eff.org because of the spam. If your mailing
list is indexed anywhere, the spammers will find it and hit it, almost
certainly.
James Love typed:
>
> I have some reports of problems posting to this list, so let me shed some
> light on the software problems. We use listproc software, which is free.
> It keeps an ascii file of subscribers, which have an exact email address,
> based upon the "incoming" address from your initial subscription (or the
> way it was done manually). If for any reason your incoming email address
> changes (for example, due to changes in your ISP's software) then our
> listproc won't recognize you as a subscriber, and you can't post.
>
> You can send me a note and I'll try to fix things on my end. Or, we
> could eliminate the requirement that you be a subscriber to post. (This
> setting is our default, in order to limit "spamming"). The list is
> open and unmoderated. Differing viewpoints are welcome.
>
> jamie
>
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