On 8/2/02 4:52 AM, "Bernie Cosell" <bernie@fantasyfarm.com> wrote:
>> I do. My big site has 50+ lists. It generates a good number of subscribes a
>> day. My list rules specifically state not to externally archive any mailing
>> list without my explicit approval.
>
> Why do you do this? I've been following this discussion and, like Russ,
> I don't understand this aspect of it. If the purpose of the (public)
> list is to disseminate information, why do you care if it happens in one
> mail-delivery step or two?
Spam. I've had too many cases where someone's address was leaked to a
spambot, and where it turned out I got yelled at because someone else put up
nthe archive on a web site I didn't know about with no protection. So I
restrict archives like this so I can get in the loop and make sure they have
controls I consider appropriate (or be able to blacklist them if they refuse
to cooperate)
I've tried to set up a specific level of protection for my users. I can't do
that if random people do random things outside of my control. This is my
control point -- they don't get permission if they don't follow my policies.
It's not a content issue -- it's a privacy issue. Or more correctly, a
protection of a user's privacy issue.
--
Chuq Von Rospach, Architech
chuqui@plaidworks.com -- http://www.chuqui.com/
IMHO: Jargon. Acronym for In My Humble Opinion. Used to flag as an opinion
something that is clearly from context an opinion to everyone except the
mentally dense. Opinions flagged by IMHO are actually rarely humble. IMHO.
(source: third unabridged dictionary of chuqui-isms).
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