[ILUG] Suggestion RE: SPAM

[Vincent Cunniffe]

Kae Verens wrote:
> Vincent Cunniffe wrote:
> 
>> There's also the issue of random people on the net who google for
>> technical things and find ILUG's archives, and then post questions
>> here.
>>
>> ILUG is a surprisingly useful technical resource for a lot of people,
>> and closing it off would, I suspect, kill it to an extent.
>>
>> I have never heard of any meddling with the social structure of a
>> thriving list (splitting it into pro/newbie lists, closing it,
>> moderating it, etc.) which achieved what was intended, and frequently
>> it kills the structure of the list completely.
> 
> what's technical about allowing people to read mails, but requiring they 
> subscribe before allowing posts?

Because in practice very few people do it, thus essentially
closing it off as an avenue.

Vincent