Re: [OpenVerse] Spam Prevention - List is now moderated.

[DJ <utopian@utopia.freehosting.net>]

On Tue, 07 Mar 2000, you wrote:
>  On Mon, 06 Mar 2000, you wrote:
>  > On Sat, 04 Mar 2000, you wrote:
>  > >  Hello,
>  > >  
>  > >    Looks like the spammers have found this list. Postmasterdirect.com seems to
>  > >  be spamming this list. I've banned the domain but it won't stop spammers in the
>  > >  future from polluting this list so I've made the list moderated.
>  > 
>  > Instead of moderating it how bout making it so u have to be signed up to post
>  > to it... and someone goes over all the sign ups to make sure they aint spammers
>  > or something....

" One of the other lists I use is set so that subscribed members can"
" send mail freely, based on the From: address, but "outsiders" have to"
" be moderated.  Can this list be set that way?  It might be easier than"
" moderating."

>  Or you can hack your email messages to include an "Approved: " header line. Ask
>  me for the password privately.

Wouldn't an option of having certain email addresses (eg the ov users we
already know) on another "level" from new subscribers... anyone on the other
level does not need the get approval but all other messages would be moderated.
How hard is this to implament?



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