Why not a private news server?

[David Cooley]

At 09:54 AM 11/29/1999 -0600, you wrote:

>On Mon, 29 Nov 1999, David Cooley wrote:
>
> > Because everyone, including spammers has access to public *AND* private
> > news servers.
> > With a mail list, the function of verifying a user before they can post to
> > the list is available.  Keeps spam off the list.
>
>A private news server is less likely to be used by spammers than either
>onelist or a public news server.  Except it will be Onelist that will be
>the ones spamming you.


I'm on several "private" news servers and they get as much spam as the 
alt.* groups... every 2nd or 3rd post is spam.
Onelist does not spam.  Look up the definition of spam.


>As it is right now spammers would have no problem getting on the list, but
>we dont really have a problem with it, do we?


Actually they do... The list requires a VALID email address that can be 
verified before the subscriber can post.  News servers, Public and private 
do not.
Wondering if you have a financial interest in the private news server????

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