At 7:50 AM 6/21/96, Randall Jarnagin wrote:
>Let's get a moderated list going to prevent an avalanche of 'junk'
>emails in the future. I'm interested in learning about publishing
>issues, not new swindles. They could at least have used bookmarked .PDF
>files for the solicitation!

A moderated list is an effective way of weeding out junk mail, however, it
introduces a whole new slew of issues. These include a huge administrative
commitment (very time consuming to fully-moderate a list), extra technical
issues, issues of dealing with users who complain that their posts are
"censored" or screened and others. In addition, the single reason why it
often is less attractive is that it makes the discussion less immediate.
This means if you have a problem and seek assistance from colleagues, the
response will be delayed.

It's really unfortunate that people who abuse the system ruin it at times
for the close to 1200 subscribers of this list.

I guess freedom (the power to post freely) is a privelege not all deserve
the honor of posessing...

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