Open or closed subsription?

[Penney, John]

Couldn't have said it better myself.

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Tracy White [SMTP:ltwhite@tiac.net]
> Sent:	Thursday, March 05, 1998 10:25 PM
> To:	POWERH-L@LISTS.SWAU.EDU
> Subject:	Re: Open or closed subsription?
> 
> 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?
> 
>