17 Oct
2010
17 Oct
'10
9:14 a.m.
On Sun, 17 Oct 2010, MikeS wrote:
I see there still are a few folks on Erik's VC
forum trying unsuccessfully to
sign up on cctalk; wasn't there some talk recently about taking some of the
load off Jay's plate and giving approval authority to one or two other
people?
From what Jay has told me, the spammers applying to the list is what
locked it down
in the first place and he's unable to keep up with the
number of sub requests. Essentially, legitimate users are being drowned
out by the volume of spammers trying to subscribe to the list.
I suggested that he ask the subscriber to email him a "reason" to
subscribe to the list - this would cut down on the spammers effectively -
if the reason isn't classic computer oriented, they're likely a spammer.
:)
This request could be added to the template file that MailMan uses to send
out the subscription confirmation link. Just include an email address
that would receive these "request reason" emails.
This system works really well for the 80sBBS list I work with at Yahoo!.
You can tell the spam requests because the reason falls into one of three
categories - random text, telling me how nice my "pic" is, or an offer to
help me improve my ability to bisect some unsuspecting female.
Or are new members intentionally being discouraged to
keep down the volume,
etc., as some folks are speculating?
Now THAT is utter nonsense. :)
g.
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