Per Jessen wrote:
On baloo, we still have the mlmmj setup - to reject non-subscribers, a list needs a control file called 'subonlypost'.
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Afair, the discussion about open vs closed lists took place some time in 2015, but I'm really not sure.
on opensuse-project, there was some discussion of open vs closed lists in December 2012. I'm not sure if there was any conclusion. Then on 31 March 2015, Henne wrote:
after experimenting a lot with non-subscriber posting and our spam filter we have come to the conclusion that we can't win that fight :-/
The wide range of HAM and SPAM that make it to our hundreds of lists make it virtually impossible to set up a spam filter with a good miss/false positive ratio.
So we have turned on subscriber only posting for all lists again. Non subscriber posts are moderated.
The date matches the time stamp of other control files, but I cannot make the lack of 'subonlypost' for the majority of the lists match with the above. I.e. it does not make sense. "subonlypost - when this file is present, only people who are subscribed to the list are allowed to post."
That moderation can take potentially a very long time, so better subscribe to the list you're posting to.
This is precisely what we are currently seeing. Is there any possibility the decision to close the lists to non-subscribers was later reversed? Personally speaking, I am in favour of subscriber-only lists, just as I was in 2012. There are other people voicing different views though and my personal view should not affect what I do as the list manager. -- Per Jessen, Zürich (11.6°C) Member, openSUSE Heroes