From: | Vince Vielhaber <vev(at)michvhf(dot)com> |
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To: | Bruce Momjian <maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
Cc: | Don Baccus <dhogaza(at)pacifier(dot)com>, Chris Bitmead <chris(dot)bitmead(at)bigfoot(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)hub(dot)org, pgsql-sql(at)postgreSQL(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: [HACKERS] Postgres mailing lists |
Date: | 1999-06-16 10:48:45 |
Message-ID: | Pine.BSF.4.05.9906160647280.8888-100000@paprika.michvhf.com |
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On Wed, 16 Jun 1999, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > At 02:16 PM 6/16/99 +1000, Chris Bitmead wrote:
> > >
> > >Is it really necessary that the mailing lists block "non-member
> > >submissions"?. I have several email addresses and this is rather
> > >inconvenient.
> >
> > In my experiences with other mailing lists - yes. If the
> > mailing list address shows up anywhere accessible by
> > web spiders, it will be found, and the list will be hit
> > by spam.
> >
> > So I guess the question is really "which is worse, getting
> > hit by occassional spam or having to post from a subscribed
> > e-mail address?"
> >
> > I have two e-mail addresses, one which I use for personal
> > e-mail and lists, so the answer's easy for me. Keep it
> > closed to subscribers.
> >
> > If no one anywhere has the e-mail address of the list on
> > a spider-accesible web page, then opening it *might*
> > work unless...
> >
> > Anyone ever posts the list address to Usenet.
>
> I think there is a way to add all your e-mail addresses to the list
> without getting mail to each address. Not sure how, though.
Subscribe all addresses to loopback. It doesn't send mail out, it's
just a place for majordomo to look for ok addresses.
Vince.
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