Re: Spam [was: Fwd: Meta-topic: Spam filtering and bounced messages]

[Erik Sandberg]

On Monday 22 November 2004 00.11, Jonathan C. Webster wrote:
> Anthony W. Youngman wrote:
> > In message <address@hidden>, Graham
> > Percival <address@hidden> writes
> >
> >> On 20-Nov-04, at 3:54 AM, Sean Reed wrote:
> >>>  only allow subscribers to post.
> >>
> >> It has been considered in the past, but rejected:
> >
> > Or insist that all non-member posts are moderated?
>
> If I understand it correctly, the spammer, planning ahead a bit, could
> always become a member with a fake name from a free web mail address. He
> then sends his crap and disappears.  What have we gained?

I don't believe that spam bots are that clever yet.. And in any case, list 
membership could be moderated as well.

Erik