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Rabid Wombat (wombat@mcfeely.bsfs.org)
Sun, 22 Nov 1998 01:58:11 -0500 (EST)
I vote we get a moderator with experience. If we can't get Sandy to do
it, we should scrap the whole idea.
On Sat, 21 Nov 1998, Michael Paul Johnson wrote:
> At 02:49 PM 11/21/1998 +0100, Niels Möller wrote:
> >staym@accessdata.com writes:
> >
> >> Is there anyway to set up the list so it will refuse mail from anyone
> >> who isn't on the list, except for messages from users whose usernames
> >> are 'anonymous' or 'nobody'? As noted before, spam thru anonymous
> >> remailers isn't the problem. And anyone not on the list who cares to
> >> post can do so thru his favorite anon remailer.
> >
> >Another alternative would be to allow list members to post directly,
> >while moderating posts from nonmembers (including anonymous posts). Of
> >course, this depends on someone willing to do the moderation, but it
> >should be less work than a completely moderated list.
>
> I LIKE this idea! Indeed, that is what I use on several mailing lists, and
> it is amazingly easy to do with majordomo.
>
> All you have to do to implement it is to edit the config file to contain
> (among other things):
> moderate = no
> restrict_post = CodherPlunks
> If you don't want bounces to go to owner-CodherPlunks for approval, also set
> moderator =[insert email address of moderator here]
>
> (The comments in the config file seem to indicate that the restrict_post
> option isn't that useful, but indeed it does work when the authorized
> posters are the same as the list members.)
>
> Advantages:
>
> 1. Member posts are forwarded to the list immediately without human
> intervention.
>
> 2. Nonmember posts are simply reflected to the moderator for approval,
> where the designated moderator decides if the posting is on-topic or not,
> and either forwards the message on to the list, bounces it back to the
> sender (if known), or summarily deletes it.
>
> 3. No more spam goes through CodherPlunks.
>
> 4. Anonymous postings are still accepted when they are on topic.
>
> 5. We don't lose the immediacy of a non-moderated list for most postings.
>
> 6. Minimal work is required of the moderator.
>
> 7. One or more designated anoymous remailers can still be subscribed so
> that postings through them can be posted without a delay.
>
> 8. The moderator need not know where messages are coming from, just if they
> are on topic or not.
>
> Disadvantages:
>
> 1. Consensus must be reached on who will moderate for a diverse group such
> as CodherPlunks. (This shouldn't be too hard after counting volunteers. I
> think we already have a credible volunteer.)
>
> 2. The list owner has to take 5 minutes to reconfigure the list (more, if
> he has to take time to read the instructions on maintaining the config file).
>
>
> _______
>
> Michael Paul Johnson
> http://ebible.org
>
>
The following archive was created by hippie-mail 7.98617-22 on Sat Apr 10 1999 - 01:17:18