Re: spam

Arent Kits van Heijningen[106016.3614] <[email protected]>:
>
[snip]
> Unfortunately this will only work if the list is hosted/mirrored on
> your own domain on a server wich is completely controlled by the
> domain administrator 
> With a list that is hosted off-domain , you are in effect at the
> mercy of their ( the company that hosts the listserv ) policies with
> respect to commercial off-topic posts , they allow commercial
> off-topic posts through in return for -undisclosed- fees ( of course
> within limits ! ) 

Not sure what you mean here. The request was to close the list to
outside posters. Are you saying that that is not possible? The
following is available in the config interface:

Restrict posting privilege to list members? (member_posting_only)
[Yes/No]

[snip]
> So you have either to pay ( in both money and time ) for on-domain
> hosting/mirroring or put up wit a -limited - amount of commercial
> off-topic posts 

I still don't quite understand what you mean. If the list were closed,
it would certainly be possible for spammers to subscribe to the list,
but that's not a very likely course of events. Any mail sent by
non-subscribers would simply bounce.

I'm sure I'm just being dense, but I don't understand the link between
what you're saying here and the issue at hand...

Also, FYI, SourceForge has spam filters in place, and I bet they take
care of a lot of spam. Of all the spam I receive each day (*lots!*),
hardly anything comes from SourceForge lists.

For more info on the SF efforts, see
http://sourceforge.net/docman/display_doc.php?docid=9484&group_id=1#top

> k 

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