On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 3:06 AM, Christopher Samuel <sam...@unimelb.edu.au> wrote: > I'd like to solicit opinions from list members on changing the policy > of the list on messages from non-subscribers from the current default > of holding them for moderation to the position of rejecting them (with > an explanatory message).
Does someone have a figure of how many non-subscribers posts we are talking about ? I have the impression that lately I've seen only messages coming from "regulars". If non-subscribers post very little, then such a change would not be very annoying IMHO. OTOH, I hope that archives (wherever they are) remain publicly available. > The reason is that currently us new list admins get many dozens of > spams a day being held for moderation We should be very thankful to Don Becker for doing a wonderful job with the list for many years :) Cheers, Bogdan _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf@beowulf.org sponsored by Penguin Computing To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf
