Spamming

From: Jeff Huestis (Jeff-Huestis%LIBRARY.WUSTL.EDU@WUVMD.WUSTL.EDU)
Date: Tue Aug 06 1996 - 10:34:57 CDT


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From: Jeff Huestis <Jeff-Huestis%LIBRARY.WUSTL.EDU@WUVMD.WUSTL.EDU>
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In response to the recent spamming attacks, I've changed the submission options on WebCat-L and SLRLN-L from public to private. That means that only registered subscribers can post to these lists. That won't eliminate off-topic posts, but it should cut down substantially on the hard-core stuff.

There's an unfortunate side-effect of this. Some libraries have set up local redistribution facilities, so that they are represented by only one group subscription. Individuals accessing the lists this way will not be able to post unless they enter individual subscriptions first. Right now, traffic being as light as it is, if someone wants to sidestep this requirement by sending submissions to me, I will forward them, but I can't make that an open-ended commitment.

Jeff Huestis Washington University Libraries St. Louis, Missouri
(Listowner: WebCat-L & SLRLN-L).



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