Proposal: new "plug-offtopic" email list [ linux related to phpBB2 ]

[Shawn Badger]

Other than the emails about politics which could be considered spam at least
by me, I can't remember the last time I saw spam on the plug mailing list.
Maybe it is just me though.



On Wed, Feb 13, 2008 at 1:48 PM, Technomage-hawke <
technomage.hawke at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wednesday 13 February 2008 10:00, Alan Dayley wrote:
> >
> >
> > Years ago I heard repeated calls to setup a web based discussion board
> > for the list.  Then a PLUGger generously set one up on his own.  It fell
> > into disuse in about three weeks or so.
> >
> > Then a few less years ago the suggestion was forwarded again.  It did
> > not lead to anything, just as this current suggestion has had no
> response.
> >
> > Personally, I prefer email discussions over web ones.  There are forums
> > that can be read and posted via email to make a bridge between the two.
> >  If we were to do it, that is what I would vote for.
> >
> > However, online forums also add a problem of administration.  In the
> > email list, spam control is largely automatic.  My understanding is that
> > web forums are not as automated.  The admin side of the current PLUG
> > website, for example, is riddled with attempts to spam the article
> > comment system.  A web based forum would take more attention.  In a
> > purely volunteer organization like PLUG, time investment is hard to get
> > and maintain.
> >
> > Just my input to the idea.
> >
> > Alan
>
> Alan,
> judging by my inbox lately, it seems that listserv administration needs to
> be
> beefed up.
> I have been seeing a lot of bounces and returns about "not authorized to
> post
> to this list" when clearly I have not done so and am not a member of those
> lists.
>
> This is commonly called "backscatter spam" and it is the direct result of
> letting a program do the preconfigured handling of spam to a list, when a
> human should be taking a look (and if necessary, forwarding the "spam" to
> spamhous or spamcop). Frankly, I see less spam (far less) on such forums
> (everyone is required to have a valid e-mail account that the system sends
> a
> confirmation to each month) than I do from e-mal lists (and I am on rather
> a
> few of those).
>
> I guess the pointy I am trying to make is this: it doesn't matter what
> system
> you use (listserv or phpbb3 or whatever) you are still going to have
> administrative headaches. They'll just be different ones.
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