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

[Mauro Sauco <mauro.sauco@example.com>]

On Wed, Feb 12, 2003 at 10:21:09AM -0500, 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
> 
Josh,

It sounds OK to me.

//mauro//