--- Keith Moore <moore(_at_)cs(_dot_)utk(_dot_)edu> wrote:
Here is a suggestion.
Require people to subscribe to a list to post to the list.
worked great for the NAT WG list, which successfully used this technique
to discourage input from people harmed by NAT.
NAT WG never had a separate subscribe-to-post requirement, FYI.
The previous list as well as the current list (hosted by the IETF)
required a single subscription to receive as well as to post.
With the current list, messages sent by folks not subscribed to the
list would be directed to list administrator to permit posting to
the list. List administrator would have to manually approve the posting.
Now, do you object to a separate subscribe-to-post requirement?
Would this discourage or inconvenience you (the occassional non-spam
contributor to a non-subscribed-to-receive-list) or the spammer more?
If the answer is debatable (or) the frequent spammer is likely to be
discouraged at least 50% of the time, the approach is worth a try.
Keith
cheers,
suresh
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