Re: Moderation

Hi!

On Thu, Aug 07, 2003 at 10:48:13AM +0200, Jean-Paul Smets wrote:
> I know the delay is long (I am now on holiday in spain) but moderation is 
> really required because of spam and advertising.

Spam can be prevented by allowing only subscribed addresses to post.
Other addresses will then be held for approval as now every mail is.

The other problem is advertising from subscribed users. But how
much can this be? And banning such people from the list would be an
option, too.

> So, I suggest another solution. There should be many moderators to the list. 

Our mailman installation runs SpamAssassin to lower the number of
mails to discard. I can provide you with details how to set this up
after my vacation (that is at the end of August).

> Please let me know if you want to act as moderator (it consumes time).

It would consume less time when you don't have to approve every mail :)

I think adding me (and other trusted people) as moderators can't
make things worse. Even if I only can spend 10-20 minutes per week,
it can only get better.

So yes, please add me as a moderator. And consider allowing posts
from subscribed addresses while not allowing to be subscribed
without approval.

Thomas

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