... I think a verifiable process is good enough, actually, but I do also keep logs of all transactions (backed to tape) AND archival logs of all incoming...
Chuq Von Rospach
chuqui@...
May 1, 1999 11:07 pm
8974
Hi, Way back in February, I wrote you to inform you that for whatever reason, I could not modify my list information in your database. The information you...
David Shaw
dshaw@...
May 2, 1999 12:05 am
8975
... Good point, but who keeps those around? Is a few lines (which doesn't include the "auth" part) in the Majordomo log good enough to "prove" validation? ...
Paul Hoffman / IMC
paulh@...
May 2, 1999 12:12 am
8976
... I do. I've had a few instances where people have jumped up and down screaming (well, okay figuratively) that they never subscribed and wouldn't subscribe...
Rich Kulawiec
rsk@...
May 2, 1999 12:45 am
8977
I'd be interested in the opinions of list members - plus any hard data, if it exists - on the effects that off-topic posts can have on the overall functioning...
David Sharp
david.sharp@...
May 2, 1999 7:27 am
8978
... Well, IMO, one of the key roles of the moderator is to "enforce" the list's charter. If the charter states that the list has some specific purpose or is...
Bernie Cosell
bernie@...
May 2, 1999 2:22 pm
8979
... Even if I kept formal records of off-topic problems, data from any of my lists would not apply to your lists. As I have said before, policy and...
murr rhame
murr@...
May 2, 1999 3:00 pm
8980
... (portions deleted for brevity) ... I had exactly the same problem, and I'd know by my dropout rate when too much drivel was being posted. However, a neat...
Rick Jaggers
rjaggers@...
May 2, 1999 4:57 pm
8981
This happens the whole time on a list I run about obesity surgery. We have a parallel list just for chat. There are about 841 people on the main list as I ...
Olwen Williams
olwen@...
May 2, 1999 9:51 pm
8982
... I'd put it more strongly than some of the other responses -- I would kick people off any list of mine if they said that. Someone's going to control each...
John R Levine
johnl@...
May 3, 1999 12:08 am
8983
... Can you define "moderating"? Reading this thread, it seems that one who tries to keep the posts on topic (by pressuring the poster) is sometimes considered...
SRE
eckert@...
May 3, 1999 3:16 am
8984
In this case I tend to refer to my list as "fully" moderated. We approve everything, and sometimes edit posts. We have a panel of 8 moderators currently to ...
Olwen Williams
olwen@...
May 3, 1999 9:09 am
8985
... Just a quick question: Does your list specify the list address in the Reply-To: field? I have made the experience that requiring users to take specific ...
Marc Haber
Marc.Haber-lists@...
May 3, 1999 6:32 pm
8986
... I've seen yet another variation on this. Sites that recycle usernames, particularly common at schools it seems. User X s*bscribes to my list and never...
Mitch Collinsworth
mkc@...
May 3, 1999 9:48 pm
8987
... Michael, The key word "unsolicited" does appear in both the summary in Risks Digest, as well as the referenced LA Times article, but neither article...
Mitch Collinsworth
mkc@...
May 3, 1999 9:49 pm
8988
... I think there are two forms of moderation. 'Active' moderation requires the list manager to approve every post that goes to the list, while 'passive'...
John Stevenson
johnstev@...
May 3, 1999 11:24 pm
8989
I ran my list that way for close to 2 years, but as the number of subscribers rose I found I had to move to full or active moderation to keep the list running ...
Olwen Williams
olwen@...
May 4, 1999 12:29 pm
8990
Dear postmaster, Egroups just sent me a notice which I never would have seen except for a fluke. My mail system is a newsreader which automatically rejects...
Steve Washam
sew@...
May 5, 1999 7:32 am
8991
Stephanie da Silva
arielle@...
May 5, 1999 9:00 am
8992
... According to RFC822, the date header is required, but I've never seen an MTA that would reject a message for lacking a date. News software is much pickier,...
John R Levine
johnl@...
May 5, 1999 5:35 pm
8994
In message <Pine.BSI.3.91.990505110946.29055G-100000@...>, ... There are some. Sorry, I can't give you any names, but I know that there are some. ...
Ronald F. Guilmette
rfg@...
May 5, 1999 8:54 pm
8995
... exim, http://www.exim.org/ , has a feature for checking header syntax and complience and optionally rejecting mail with malformed headers. A couple of...
Jeffrey Goldberg
J.Goldberg@...
May 6, 1999 9:59 am
8996
... DS> I give up. You win. Please remove any and all lists hosted on DS> lists.jabberwocky.com from your system. Good luck. I politely demanded the same...
tibbs@...
May 9, 1999 7:57 am
8997
Hi, Is there any chance to set Majordomo for not resending post in HTML format? And second: the same (stop resending) post with some words in Subject (kind of...
[Roberto]
Roberto.Berquist@...
May 9, 1999 7:57 am
8998
Many thanks to all who took the time to respond to my message. This has confirmed several things for me. In particular that: -- There are as many ways of...
David Sharp
david.sharp@...
May 9, 1999 8:13 am
8999
I'm the maintainer of a non-commercial site that provides free mailing lists for people that are interested in music ( http://www.smoe.org/lists/ ). As a...
Jeff Wasilko
jeffw@...
May 11, 1999 1:56 am
9000
Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 19:43:12 -0400 From: Jeff Wasilko <jeffw@...> As a normal part of maintaining the mailing lists, we also keep archives of the...
Cyndi Norman
cnorman@...
May 11, 1999 3:33 am
9001
Personal opinion follows. I am NOT a lawyer. ... A "legal" notice sent by email isn't worth the paper it's written on. I would remove the copyrighted material...
murr rhame
murr@...
May 11, 1999 5:12 am
9002
... I am not a lawyer, but I rarely let that stop me. As you suspect, you're being shaken down, and the situation is nowhere near as cut and dried as the...
John R Levine
johnl@...
May 11, 1999 6:40 am
9003
... None that I've ever been told about, but neither do they bear any extra responsibilities. Assuming this isn't a hoax or scam, I think that the EFF might be...
