[overflow] Re: message for rich brown

["Kay Shapero" <kayshapero@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Lee Gold <leeway@mediaone.net> wrote;

> Rich Brown <rabbbc@FreeMars.org> and
> "ShadoweLover" <shadowe_lover@my_deja.com>
> -- both of rec.music.filk -- are trying
> to subscribe to this list by going to
> the filknet webpage.  If they failed, I
> hope Kay will be able to sign them up.
> If they succeed, I hope they'll read this
> and say so.
>

Never saw the my.deja address, but both of the above are now subscribed.

The way this works, when FilkNet gets the subscription attempt message, it
passes it along to me via email.  If I recognize the address, I sign them up
immediately, if I don't I send a inquiry first.  Thus far I've seen no bogus
attempts to register, but I have had to delete one message sent by a
spammer, so I think I'll keep the filters up.

But things are FAR less hassle over here - as soon as I get the entire
archive downloaded (have to do it one post at a time.  Frump) I'm turning
off the egroups group.  Which is STILL averaging about 5 sub attempts per
day, all bogus.  Never.  Ever.  Start a group on egroups without moderating
it!