Re: [tlug-admin] Re: [tlug] guys password protect the archives

["Theo" <theo_logian@example.com>]

I think it's a great idea. Tell me if you need any help.

Theo

On Wed, 12 Feb 2003, Josh Glover wrote:

> 
> Quoth Matt Doughty (Wed 2003-02-12 11:33:56PM +0900):
> >
> > I just got spammed at this account, and the only
> likely source is someone
> > spidering the archives.  It doesn't require anything
> spectacular, but for
> > a password check to access the archives.  You will
> save everyone a lot
> > of pain. 
> 
> Sounds like the easiest solution to me. In general, we
> want (IMO) list members
> to be able to see each other's email addresses, so
> further obscuring email
> addresses seems suboptimal.
> 
> I would recommend requiring authorisation to the ML/
> and MLadm/ directories,
> and putting the password on the list.html page, right
> below these four links:
> 
> List Policies
> How to (un)Subscribe
> Archive - Main
> Archive - Admin
> 
> 
> Mauro, Baba, Sajjad, what do you guys think? (I CC'd
> this to tlug-admin.)
> 
> 
> -- 
> Josh Glover <jmglov@example.com>
> 
> Associate Systems Administrator
> INCOGEN, Inc.
> <a
href="http://mail.elvis.com/jump/http://www.incogen.com";>http://www.incogen.com</a>/
> 
> GPG keyID 0x62386967 (7479 1A7A 46E6 041D 67AE  2546
> A867 DBB1 6238 6967)
> gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 62386967

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