Re: Suggestion for Kent and the FAQS.org crew

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Larry W. Virden, x2487 (lvirden@cas.org)
Tue, 10 Mar 1998 07:30:30 -0500

> I think the main problem may be x-posting filters that do not take the
> naswers policies into account. No FAQ is posted to less than three
> groups, most to 6 or more. A dedicated *.answers server could ignore the
> number of x-postings becasue it could check for "approved" posts from a
> database.

I think that something special needs to be done about posting of FAQs AND
spam.

Perhaps, as was just recommended, something special could be done on
a stand alone server to set up a unique posting server for FAQs. That
server would take care of ensuring that only approved FAQs go out from
it, AND, would take care of cancelling any spam that gets forged to look
as if it came from it. In that way, all vigilante groups cancelling
postings can be warned that only msgs originating from this
server will be tolerated, that no cancels or spam forged will be tolerated,
etc.

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