RE: Suggestion Re: Spam

[Erik Olson <eriko@wrq.com>]

On Thu, 11 Sep 1997, Stuart R Scott wrote:

> I must be mistaken, for I thought all "subscribed" lists would only take
> posts from subscribers and that was one of the reasone we subscribed. I
> take it I'm incorrect. Could you enlighten me please. Thanks,

It depends on how the list is set up.  Back in pre-spam days, it was
actually useful for some lists to allow non-participants to mail, because
someone could provide one-time-only help, or you could read the list via a
Usenet gateway and reply to the list, etc.

Like I said, the aquatic plant list was set up that way.  Over the course
of maybe a month unsolicited posts changed drastically last year and the
moderator ended up changing to the more severe restriction.

More ObApisto: Kathy thinks our borelli are spawning.  We've found to our
delight that the water at our new house is < 10 ppm alkalinity, and as a
result all our tanks are pH of 4.5-5.5 according to the pH meter
(according to the pH chemicals, it's "very yellow"...below 6.0).  Just got
the classic overturned flowerpot, plus lots of java moss and floating
plants.  (For some reason, the plants are not dying at this pH.  My only
possible theory is that it's not strongly buffered, differentiating it
from the tanks with lots of acid additives.  Could be hooey.)

  - Erik

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Erik Olson				
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