Finale' and then some (long, trust me)

[Orin Eman]

Well, it was those higher than me in the majordomo admin ranks that did
that... It looked like we were in for or were going to be used for
some kind of spamming.

There are a few options that can be set - like who can post (list
members only or anyone) and whether replies to to the list or the
sender.  The current settings were from general consensus in
the past...  Maybe that consensus has changed?


Orin.

> Now, because of some bizarre interlopers to diy_efi, Orin has already
> had to switch over to "approve the subscriber" mode, rather than
> "automagic subscribe mode". As netbots and spamhacks become more
> prevalent, this is gonna be necessary anyway. Why not just institute a
> simple "gate-keeper" to give notice that everyone on the list is
> "responsible" for who they are and what they post. My own group doesn't
> have ANY censorship or moderation; posts made to the list by members go
> directly to the list; there is no "oversight" or "approval" or
> "censorship" for what is posted, but I can tell you that since it's
> inception, our XAviation list hasn't even thot or desired such
> "controls", CUZ the mere asking for an introduction and explanation of
> WHY the person wants to join, seems to have eliminated almost 99% of the
> rabble! The mere asking the question, "So are you seriously interested
> in this topic, or do you just wanna hang and chat?" seems to have
> accomplished an ENORMOUS amount of filtering, all by itself.