Lou Schwing wrote:

>At 4:32 PM -0400 10/8/97, Maureen Leblanc wrote:
>
>>It's not that rmd posts are a *problem*. Some hwy61-l subscribers do
>>post from rmd, and under self moderation, their posts are automatically
>>placed on the list.
>>
>>The problem arises when someone subscribes to the list at one of
>>these free services like hotmail etc., then posts from an address
>>that isn't subscribed. Those posts have to be reviewed by *me*.
>>
>>This causes me *plenty* of extra work.
>>
>
>Can't you make them NOMAIL on the accounts where they read, but let them
>post from the ones they use?  I have a subscriber who does this, I just set
>him nomail on one, and index on the other.  That way, he can access all the
>subscriber benefits from either account, without causing anyone any trouble.

I do not know what kind of setup Maureen has, but I do know that there are
many list service providers who charge on a per subscriber basis.  Such a
situation would quickly make the cost of running a list rather
prohibitive.

Glenn