Re: mailing lists (and stuff)
- Subject: Re: [sibrob] mailing lists (and stuff)
- From: John I Jones j*@usjoneses.com
- Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2002 10:12:34 -0800
Ellen Gallagher wrote:
>
> With an open membership list, we do occasionally receive a few
> 'crackpot' messages. Be assured that I will deal with these
> promptly. *Just delete them on your end and do NOT open any
> attachments if they are sent with these messages. *
>
> The other side of the coin would be to NOT have an open
> membership. In other words, I would have to approve all new
> members. This can be pretty dicey since I don't personally know
> about half of the present members on the Sibrob and might
> inadvertently deny membership to an irisarian.
In the short time I have been on the list, this has not been a significant problem. I suggest
not worrying about it now.
As to attachments, prohbiting them from the list is a good alternative, using a separate list
for photos and such.
>
> However, I am thinking about options, e.g.sending any
> prospective members a small questionnaire, etc. My personality
> rails against doing something like this.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Boy that would be a hassle for you.
John | "There be dragons here"
| Annotation used by ancient cartographers
| to indicate the edge of the known world.
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