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Re: List spam

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On Thursday, August 18, 2011 12:14:39 PM Alain Ketterlin did opine:

> Ghodmode <ghodmode@ghodmode.com> writes:
> 
> [...]
> 
> > Make an effort to curb the spam even if it means killing the newsgroup
> > availability.  Choose mailman or Google Groups, or another single
> > solution.  Make it members only, but allow anyone to register with an
> > automated confirmation email and a CAPTCHA.  Appoint a list admin who
> > has a few minutes each day to scan subjects of emails for spammers and
> > remove them from the members list.
> 
> Or save work and find a public nntp server (or setup one, or ask your
> provider), and use a news reader to follow the list (even thunderbird
> can do this). No spam, no need to store messages on your machine,
> auto-purge after a configurable delay, etc.
> 
> Problem solved.
> 
> -- Alain.

That is asking the user to take considerable effort and resources to do 
that.  What is wrong with the mailing list only approach?

Cheers, gene
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Re: List spam Ghodmode <ghodmode@ghodmode.com> - 2011-08-18 22:37 +0800
  Re: List spam Alain Ketterlin <alain@dpt-info.u-strasbg.fr> - 2011-08-18 16:58 +0200
    Re: List spam Ghodmode <ghodmode@ghodmode.com> - 2011-08-19 00:09 +0800
      Re: List spam Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2011-08-18 21:13 +0300
        Re: List spam Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2011-08-18 21:33 -0700
    Re: List spam gene heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com> - 2011-08-18 12:15 -0400
      Re: List spam Alain Ketterlin <alain@dpt-info.u-strasbg.fr> - 2011-08-18 18:58 +0200
        Re: List spam gene heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com> - 2011-08-18 14:25 -0400
          Re: List spam Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-08-19 12:10 +1000
            Re: List spam Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2011-08-19 00:03 -0400
            Re: List spam gene heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com> - 2011-08-18 22:35 -0400
      Re: List spam Peter Pearson <ppearson@nowhere.invalid> - 2011-08-18 17:10 +0000
        Re: List spam Philip Semanchuk <philip@semanchuk.com> - 2011-08-18 13:21 -0400
        Re: List spam gene heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com> - 2011-08-18 14:28 -0400
      Re: List spam Javier <nospam@nospam.com> - 2011-08-20 03:17 +0000
        Re: List spam Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2011-08-20 16:07 +1000
    Re: List spam Ned Deily <nad@acm.org> - 2011-08-18 09:37 -0700
    Re: List spam Peter Pearson <ppearson@nowhere.invalid> - 2011-08-18 17:02 +0000
    Re: List spam Ghodmode <ghodmode@ghodmode.com> - 2011-08-19 01:29 +0800
    Re: List spam Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2011-08-18 15:58 -0400

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