From mcginnis at UCALGARY.CA Fri Jan 14 17:53:00 2005 From: mcginnis at UCALGARY.CA (Martha McGinnis) Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 10:53:00 -0700 Subject: new configuration Message-ID: Dear DM-Listers, I'm thinking about trying a new configuration for the (currently extremely quiet) DM-list. The new configuration would be unmoderated, but private -- that is, only list members could post to the list. It's currently moderated but public -- that is, anyone can post to the list, but all mail comes first to the owner (me) for approval. In recent months, this has meant more and more that I arrive at work to find a huge stack of spam in my DM-list file. For some reason, there seems to be no way to configure the list so that it is both private AND moderated. I have to say that I've done very little editing, and most of that has been to suggest rephrasing the occasional ad hominem attack, which in the end made very little difference. I can always step in and remove someone from the list if they're harassing list members beyond a reasonable limit. So I don't think the list will suffer from the change. However, if anyone has any objections, please let me know. Best, Martha -- mcginnis at ucalgary.ca From mcginnis at UCALGARY.CA Mon Jan 17 19:24:48 2005 From: mcginnis at UCALGARY.CA (Martha McGinnis) Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 12:24:48 -0700 Subject: sigh Message-ID: Dear DM-Listers, Alas, I'm still getting spam, sent to "dm-list-request at listserv.linguistlist.org". I've created a filter that will trash all such messages -- including, unfortunately, legitimate ones. So if you have any questions about the list, please just send them to me personally, or to the list in general. My apologies, and thanks for your understanding. Best, Martha -- mcginnis at ucalgary.ca From mcginnis at UCALGARY.CA Fri Jan 14 17:53:00 2005 From: mcginnis at UCALGARY.CA (Martha McGinnis) Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 10:53:00 -0700 Subject: new configuration Message-ID: Dear DM-Listers, I'm thinking about trying a new configuration for the (currently extremely quiet) DM-list. The new configuration would be unmoderated, but private -- that is, only list members could post to the list. It's currently moderated but public -- that is, anyone can post to the list, but all mail comes first to the owner (me) for approval. In recent months, this has meant more and more that I arrive at work to find a huge stack of spam in my DM-list file. For some reason, there seems to be no way to configure the list so that it is both private AND moderated. I have to say that I've done very little editing, and most of that has been to suggest rephrasing the occasional ad hominem attack, which in the end made very little difference. I can always step in and remove someone from the list if they're harassing list members beyond a reasonable limit. So I don't think the list will suffer from the change. However, if anyone has any objections, please let me know. Best, Martha -- mcginnis at ucalgary.ca From mcginnis at UCALGARY.CA Mon Jan 17 19:24:48 2005 From: mcginnis at UCALGARY.CA (Martha McGinnis) Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 12:24:48 -0700 Subject: sigh Message-ID: Dear DM-Listers, Alas, I'm still getting spam, sent to "dm-list-request at listserv.linguistlist.org". I've created a filter that will trash all such messages -- including, unfortunately, legitimate ones. So if you have any questions about the list, please just send them to me personally, or to the list in general. My apologies, and thanks for your understanding. Best, Martha -- mcginnis at ucalgary.ca