Re: [T3] Discounted Cigs

["Mark Healey" <marksvw@healeyonline.com>]

On Tue, 1 Oct 2002 13:13:02 -0700 (PDT), Greg Merritt wrote:

>
>On Tue, 1 Oct 2002, Jens Vagelpohl wrote:
>
>> question to the admin: it seems this list allows traffic from
>> non-subscribers. shouldn't that be turned off so that only subscribers
>> can post? that would get rid of the spam very quickly.
>
>
>Howdy, Jens -- you and your Type IV still freezing up there in Michigan?
>;)
>
>	There are plenty of people who read the Web version or who have
>multiple accounts, so it is ideal to have open posting.  Out of the
>60,000+ messages ever sent to the Type III list, only a few (like, can
>caount them on one or two hands) have been outright spam.
>
>	Requiring subscription status means extra overhead for me handling
>"why can't I post?" inquiries.
>
>	I will take such drastic measures if spamming continues, but I'll
>keep trying for a smoother solution in the meantime.
>
>-The Admin ;)

It looks like they were aiming for the UK market.  They probably live
there.  If some UK subscribers to this list could find out where they
live, a couple of broken knees would probably change their behaviour.


Mark Healey
71 FI auto square
71 FI manual square
marksvw@healeyonline.com



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