[icann-eu] Re: [ICANN-EU] Excessive crosspostings

["Alan Lenton" <alan@ibgames.com>]

Well I for one would definitely like to see less cross posting. 
You have my support for the last two options.

Alan

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thomas Roessler" <roessler@does-not-exist.org>
To: <icann-europe@fitug.de>
Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 9:40 AM
Subject: [ICANN-EU] Excessive crosspostings


> For your information: Messages which have overly long header fields
> are routinely blocked by majordomo (sample included).  I'm not going
> to approve such messages for forwarding to the list, as I'm
> considering them excessive crossposting.
> 
> Additionally, someone has asked me whether or not it's sensible to
> think about a stricter posting policy, given the rush of
> crosspostings in the recent past.  I think it is.
> 
> Options we have include these:
> 
> - Restrict posting to those subscribed to the list.  This may help
>   to cut off threads evolving from such cross-posting.  However, it
>   will also have adverse effects on legitimately cross-posted
>   discussions.  I'd advise against this.
> 
> - Match messages to, say, 10 or 15 addresses in one header, and
>   block them - with the option to approve messages which look
>   legitimate.  This could easily be implemented, and would have few
>   effects on legitimate discussions.  Additionally, I could still
>   approve messages which have just collected an impressive number of
>   CC recipients due to people using group-reply.  I'd suggest we
>   implement this.
> 
> - Block messages crossposted to the domain-policy list.  That list
>   has a "restricted posting" policy anyways, so replying to such
>   crosspostings won't make any sense for many of the subscribers to
>   icann-europe.  I'd _strongly_ suggest to implement this measure.
> 
> Obviously, this won't work against determined noise-makers and
> multi-posters, but it may help to make things a bit more difficult
> for them. ;-)
> 
> -- 
> Thomas Roessler                         <roessler@does-not-exist.org>
>