At 03:38 PM 10/7/97 EDT, Maureen Leblanc wrote: >This message was just posted to hwy61-l. > >Has anyone who is moderating list ever come up against this problem >of people subbing via throwaway account while posting from another >name/account? > > >>1. Set yourself up a hotmail account (www.hotmail.com) under a >>dummy name. Subscribe to HWY61-L. Use the account for nothing >>else. That way you get the digests (or whatever you want). >> >>2. Post to rmd under your own name/normal address. >> >> > >Suggestions? Anyone? Maybe I'm missing the context here, but I don't see a problem with people doing this in and of itself. If the rmd posts are a problem, then they are a problem whether or not the user reads via a newsreader on rmd, or via a mail reader either individually or in digest form. Some people may just prefer the mail reader interface, or have a crappy Usenet feed. Why does it matter where, or from how many places, a person chooses to read from? Cheers, Stan