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Subject:Re: List Anti-SPAM measures
From:davidb
Date:Wed, 14 Jun 2000 18:28:08 -0400

Great move:

davidb
84 yellow suitcase

Carrington Tom wrote:

> A few weeks ago, I asked for opinions on whether or not we should "close"
> the list in an effort to eliminate SPAM messages. Closing the list means
> that non-subscribers cannot post to the list.
>
> The majority of respondents wanted to leave the list "open"...but they only
> beat out the "close the list" by a few votes. Based on that, I have changed
> the list policy so that when a non-subscriber posts to the list, Gerry will
> forward the mail message to me for approval before distributing it to the
> list. This will tighten things up just a little.
>
> If you post from e-mail address that is different that the one you
> subscribed with, expect a delay before your post goes out since I will need
> to approve it first. I tend to check the server 4-5 times a day, so the
> delay should be minimal.
>
> Your Vanagon list admin,
>
> TomC
> tcarrington@relitech.com
> http://www.relitech.com/tomc
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