Re: [Plug] PLUG Meeting Subject-Suggestion!!

[adam <adam@looney.com>]

that's true.   but i don't know if it is worth the potential spam,
and it can be a hassle for the admin...

"Aarune J. Oracle" wrote:

> Yes but the good thing about this is that if you are using a different
> email address you dont have to register 7 email addresses.
>
> --
> -Rune
>
> Time is Irrelevant to the worlds beyond this godforsaken place unto which
> it destroys all.
>                 -Aarune J. Oracle
>
> "In the depths of a mind insane fantasy and reality are the same" -Slayer.
>
> On Fri, 1 Oct 1999, adam wrote:
>
> :Date: Fri, 01 Oct 1999 10:58:45 -0400
> :From: adam <adam@looney.com>
> :Reply-To: plug@lists.nothinbut.net
> :To: plug@lists.nothinbut.net
> :Subject: Re: [Plug] PLUG Meeting Subject-Suggestion!!
> :
> :
> :And 47% of statistics are made up on the spot.
> :Most mailing lists that I have been on do not allow posts
> :from non-members.  and for good reason.
> :
> :
> :
> :Jack Wilkinson wrote:
> :>
> :> not really, probably 90% of mailing lists are open to unsubscribed posts...
> :> 90% of open (subscribable by the public) lists at least.  If a small group
> :> of people on a committee use a list to talk amongst themselves, it's often
> :> welcome for non-committee members to post comments and questions to the list
> :> so that a member can get back to them or bring it into the discussion...  or
> :> something like that usually.
> :>
> :> > -----Original Message-----
> :> > From: plug-admin@lists.nothinbut.net
> :> > [mailto:plug-admin@lists.nothinbut.net]On Behalf Of David Edwards
> :> > Sent: Thursday, September 30, 1999 10:02 PM
> :> > To: plug@lists.nothinbut.net
> :> > Subject: Re: [Plug] PLUG Meeting Subject-Suggestion!!
> :> >
> :> >
> :> >
> :> >
> :> > ----------
> :> > > From: Michael W. Ryan <mryan@netaxs.com>
> :> > <SNIP>
> :> > > I'm not sure I'd recommend limitting the list in that way, as having an
> :> > > open list makes it easy for people who just want to have a question
> :> > > answered to post the message without having to subscribe.
> :> > >
> :> >
> :> > I thought the purpose of a mailing list was to limit posting to subscribed
> :> > members only - thus keep a reasonably acceptable signal to noise ratio.
> :> > What you're suggesting is akin to a newsgroup!!
> :> > just my tuppence worth!!
> :> > Dave E.
> :> > dedwards@technologist.com
> :> >
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