Spam & Moderation

cburroughs

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Jan 6, 2010, 7:29:40 PM1/6/10

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Having never managed a google group I'm not sure what options are
available. Is there any way to reduce the amount of spam that gets
through? If moderation is required I hereby volunteer to be one.

Reinout van Rees

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Jan 7, 2010, 3:19:56 AM1/7/10

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An admin can set some options: anyone can join y/n, only members can
post y/n.

Most effective way is sadly probably to moderate requests for new
members and to only let members post.

Really a problem on google groups. Apparently the easiest way to spam
mailinglists.

Reinout

cburroughs

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Feb 16, 2010, 9:33:52 AM2/16/10

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I would endorse a change to member only posts with new members
moderated.

Reinout van Rees

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Feb 16, 2010, 10:39:22 AM2/16/10

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On 02/16/2010 03:33 PM, cburroughs wrote:
> I would endorse a change to member only posts with new members
> moderated.

Good idea. googlegroups is suffering from a spam problem.

Reinout

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Johann C. Rocholl

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Feb 17, 2010, 10:17:05 PM2/17/10

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The group was already set to allow posts from members only.
But I have now changed it so that posts from new members are moderated.

Johann

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