Re: PROPOSAL: Addressing the list's spam issue:was: [GB2312] ±ÜÃâåeÎóµÄÍâÙQÐÐäN·½Ê

[R P Herrold]

On Wed, 10 Apr 2002, Les Bell wrote:

> > What about simply disallowing non-subscribers from posting?
> By FSF fiat, that option is unavailable.

> Sigh. Why am I not surprised? Time to start looking for alternative list
> hosting, perhaps even at groups.google.com? The current level of spam on
> this list is, frankly, rendering it painful to use. All we need is a
> misconceived ideological harangue about "free speech" to add insult to
> injury.

Dunno about a Fiat -- I considered buying an Alpha-Romeo 
when I was in grad shcool.<grin> 

On occasion, I too get my exercise jumping to conclusions
<grin> -- On accasion, Evil and Good do battle (I leave it to
the reader as to which is which at:
   http://www.owlriver.com/projects/stallman000124/graphics/Stallman_BSD.JPG
 -- Hint: The proponent of the GPL would not even state the 
name of the operating system of the BSD licensee symbol 
wearer.)  No express supplemental condition, beyond the text 
of my Proposal was asked for ...

In any event, we are on the way.  I have been weeding out 
bounces for an hour.  Hang with me please.

-- Russ Herrold