[dsdl-comment] Re: Spam (Re: Software engineer)

From: G. Ken Holman <gkholman@CraneSoftwrights.com>
Date: Thu Feb 21 2002 - 12:22:44 UTC

At 2002-02-21 08:27 +0100, you wrote:
>Someone wrote:
>>To Whom It May Concern:
><spam-email-dropped/>
>
>I hadn't anticipated that it wouldn't take a week before we get our first
>spam email(s) :( .

No kidding ... it was a surprise to me as well!

>I suggest to moderate the list for non subscribers. This wouldn't mean
>than anyone cannot post a comment but only that if someone who hasn't
>subscribed wants to post, his/her post will need to be approved by a
>moderator who will check this isn't spam before reaching the list.
>
>This is usually sufficient to block most (if not all) the spam.
>
>What do you think?

I suppose it will have to do for now ... though I don't relish the effort
involved, I recognize that I'll have to do it. Perhaps we can monitor it
in the long run and change our minds later.

Thanks, Eric,

................. Ken

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