Re: Maybe it's time we start moderating this group

[Drew Raines <drew-dated-1011841737.35873f@rain3s.net>]

Joel Baker <lucifer@lightbearer.com>:
>
> > This isn't the only reason people post with addresses differing from
> > their subscription address.
> 
> Nobody has given me any more valid reason, to date.

I use qmail.  I could subscribe to this list with
   
   drew-debian-beowulf@phg.mc.vanderbilt.edu

so messages automatically filter to a particular folder without the use of
an separate MDA.  Then when I post a message to the list, I use

   drew@phg.mc.vanderbilt.edu

so personal replies go directly to my inbox.

Some people also use anti-spam measures which use different addresses for
each post (see my From: address).  This is rare nowadays, but it might
become more common in the future.

> [...] If I'm responsible for letting myself be spammed, the list is
> just as responsible, for letting itself be spammed.

I see your point.  It's an annoying problem with no good solution for those
who are trying to be vigilant.  I can't wait for SMTP to be replaced.

-- 
Drew