Open or closed subsription?

[Tracy White]

I vote along these same lines. I wade through enough rubbish
email as it is.

WITKOPP@idt.com wrote:

> My vote is to keep it closed, and occasionally post an
> invitation to join the list. Most people that have
> newsgroup
> access have email also. Or set up a faq with an invitation
> to
> join the list.
>
> > Here's the question:  Should the newsgroup remain as a
> read-only lurking
> > forum or should the list be OPEN to any posts? Being
> OPEN will allow
> > the newsgroup, and also spammers, access to the list.
> >
> > Being CLOSED has prevented several spams since the list
> was moved
> > to lists.swau.edu
> >
> > Should the list be open or remain closed?