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Subject:	Re: CFD: Subgroups for lugnet.org.us & lugnet.trains.org
Newsgroups:	lugnet.org.us
Date:	Tue, 23 Nov 1999 21:35:03 GMT
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In lugnet.org.us, Frank Filz <ffilz@mindspring.com> writes: > [...] > > Since almost any mailing list package has some sort of archiving feature, > > even if it's a crude one, and new subscribers can usually issue commands or > > go to some webpage to retrieve or read old messages, I really have never > > heard of any truly private mailing list except inside companies or research > > labs... > > However the mailing list software I am familiar with (Listproc and > Majordomo) require you to be a subscriber in order to access the > archives (or at least can be, and usually are, configured that way). So anyone can still subscribe, snoop through the archives, then unsubscribe on a whim...? That's not private. --Todd

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		Re: CFD: Subgroups for lugnet.org.us & lugnet.trains.org
(...) I think most mailers give you the option of automatically allowing subscribes, OR of requiring a human to approve the subscribe. Not MUCH better but a bit. Most large lists run as automatically allowing subscribes, though. (25 years ago, 24-Nov-99, to lugnet.org.us)

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		Re: CFD: Subgroups for lugnet.org.us & lugnet.trains.org
(...) However the mailing list software I am familiar with (Listproc and Majordomo) require you to be a subscriber in order to access the archives (or at least can be, and usually are, configured that way). (25 years ago, 23-Nov-99, to lugnet.org.us)

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