From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.2 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID, REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 115914,8b985862f09ebe4a X-Google-Attributes: gid115914,public X-Google-Thread: f849b,8b985862f09ebe4a X-Google-Attributes: gidf849b,public X-Google-Thread: 109fba,8b985862f09ebe4a X-Google-Attributes: gid109fba,public X-Google-Thread: f8fcc,8b985862f09ebe4a X-Google-Attributes: gidf8fcc,public X-Google-Thread: 107079,8b985862f09ebe4a X-Google-Attributes: gid107079,public X-Google-Thread: f85cc,8b985862f09ebe4a X-Google-Attributes: gidf85cc,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,8b985862f09ebe4a X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 1094ba,8b985862f09ebe4a X-Google-Attributes: gid1094ba,public From: "S. Peck" Subject: Re: blacklist Date: 2000/08/20 Message-ID: #1/1 X-Deja-AN: 660409575 References: <8no8ng$jjn$0@pita.alt.net> X-Priority: 3 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 X-Complaints-To: abuse@mediaone.net X-Trace: typhoon.we.rr.com 966788085 24.160.40.216 (Sun, 20 Aug 2000 09:14:45 PDT) Organization: Road Runner X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Reply-To: "S. Peck" NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 09:14:45 PDT Newsgroups: comp.arch.arithmetic,comp.lang.fortran,comp.lang.c++,comp.arch.embedded,comp.lang.ada,sci.math.num-analysis,comp.dsp,rec.scuba.equipment,alt.tv.days-of-our-lives Date: 2000-08-20T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: If you are using Outlook or Outlook Express, just use the "Block Sender" from the Tools menu. No need for public black lists. E. Robert Tisdale wrote in message news:8no8ng$jjn$0@pita.alt.net... > I have been considering maintaining and publishing > a blacklist data base for this newsgroup. > The blacklist data base would contain the names > of subscribers who post off-topic articles > to the newsgroup. > New subscribers and infrequent contributors > to the newsgroup would be advised > to consult the blacklist data base before responding > to articles posted in the newsgroup. > There would be, of course, no penalty imposed > upon subscribers who respond off-topic articles > except the penalty imposed by the blacklistee. > That is to say, the blacklist would be self enforcing.