Hi, Dale. On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 12:58:08PM -0500, Dale wrote: > Indi wrote: > > Generally speaking, either messages sent to the list should be > > instantaneously > > available after hitting "send" OR someone is delaying the messages so > > they can be confirmed On Topic, or at least not spam?
> > Crazy thought... > But WHO is going to do that? Since it is rare that this mailing list > sees spam, I don't think it is worth the effort. I suspect it is rare to see spam precisely because someone (or some two) is moderating the list. There are all sorts of strategies for doing this. Perhaps a set of core people get straight through, but unknowns have to wait in the queue for checking. That this Sinaporeish man got through is perhaps a simple accident. > The only bad thing is that I don't mark them as spam because I'm > worried some legitimate mail may get marked as spam. > The plus of instant is if someone is needing help fast, you get replies > a lot faster. > I thought you had to be subscribed to the list to send a message? Who's controlling the subscriptions? > Dale > :-) :-) -- Alan Mackenzie (Nuremberg, Germany).
