From: elf AT netcom DOT com (Marc Singer)
Message-Id: <199610281812.KAA00183@netcom12.netcom.com>
Subject: Re: DJ, can we configure list...
To: dj AT delorie DOT com (DJ Delorie)
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 1996 10:12:29 -0800 (PST)
Cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com (DJGPP List Alias)
In-Reply-To: <199610280459.XAA18614@delorie.com> from "DJ Delorie" at Oct 27, 96 11:59:53 pm
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> > to eliminate our mail addresses?  The RedHat axp list does this.  None
> > of the exchanges on the list have people's return addresses.  All
> > responses are automatically routed to the list.
> 
> My comment on this is that it eliminates the opportunity to take the
> conversation off-line, since nobody can get to you other than through
> the mailing list.  I'm also a little paranoid about messing with the
> mailing list setup, considering the amount of traffic it gets.

One can always GIVE one's address if the conversation should go off line.

> > Why?  I'm getting spammed at my login address about ten times a week.
> 
> Better you than the djgpp mailing list and newsgroup.

The list gets spammed now.

> > My guess is that these people are still culling their lists from
> > newsgroups.  While I have seen that there is hope for legal solutions
> > to the spamming virus, I wouldn't mind losing email addresses on our
> > list responses as an additional deterrent.

> Hit "d".  I don't see how one or two extra keystrokes a day warrants
> rewriting my mailing list software and losing the identity of the
> poster.

There are several fine list-service packages.  

> If it really bothers you, switch to Emacs, Netscape mail/news, or some
> other agent that allows you to specify a bogus return e-mail address,
> like "dont-spam-me AT you DOT bonehead".  That's better than having the djgpp
> list itself get onto the spammer's mailing lists!

Not a bad solution.

-- Marc