[ILUG] ILUG AGM Announcement

[Michele Neylon :: Blacknight Solutions]

> 
>> I'd happily back that proposal.
>> The excuses for allowing non-member posting are feeble.
> 
> The proposal is no good, because people with one time
> email-addresses and other spam fighting measures would be hit.

Those "spam fighting" measures are severely flawed.
Why should I have to put up with oodles of spam from the ILUG list due to
its open policy?
If people are using "spam fighting" as an excuse for allowing any address to
post then logically they should keep the list closed to subscribers only. 

> You get spam (which is quite low on ILUG) 99,9% out of the
> list and don't block people too much that way.

But I don't get ANY spam on any other mailing list I am subscribed to. Not
one. Ever.

> In the end it is a matter of what you prefer.

No it isn't. If the list maintainers allow people who are not subscribed to
post then they are in effect forcing the outcome of their decision on the
rest of us.

Mr Michele Neylon
Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd
Hosting, co-location & domains
http://www.blacknight.ie/
Tel. +353 59 9137101


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