Re: User related mailing list

Robert Derman wrote:
> Mike Scott wrote:
>> On 26/08/2011 00:10, Larry Gusaas wrote:
>> ....
>>
>>> Wrong. The issue was having to search through the headers to find if the
>>> poster was subscribed or not. There was no indication in the subject
>>> that the poster was not subscribed. This wasted much time for people
>>> providing support.
>>
>> Worse than that even. User Q sends in a query. Subbed user A replies,
>> subbed user B follows that up, and C then wants to add to the thread
>> to give what he feels is a better response. How on earth is C supposed
>> to find out whether the /original/ poster Q was subbed or not, to be
>> sure that his response will reach Q? Even if he's willing to check the
>> entire thread, he may not have kept the original Q and A emails.
> I always thought that the mail list should have been set up so that you
> simply COULD NOT post to it if you weren't subscribed!!

If a person is not subscribed the message goes to a moderator who can 
allow it through.  Normally on spam is denied.

Andy
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