gerald lists wrote:
The bigger issue is spam, I think, and I believe that the archives already do some obscuring to help with that.
If you have privacy concerns, there are a few places to sign up to obscure your identity using free mail hosts.
My feeling is to keep it public ... we need more participation, and easier access.
Having the list moderated should help us to deal with spam. You should be able to let messages from registered members through without moderation. When something comes from a stranger you have the option of letting it through or not. That allows you to delete spam before it gets to the whole list.
Ec