Proposal to fix spamming (was Re: [oc] NEED NOTES)

[John Dalton <john.dalton@bigfoot.com>]

Repeating a suggestion made in the early days of this list:


1) Require all mail come from list members

2) Allow requirement '1)' to be overridden by including
  the string '[oc]' in the subject.


Additionally:

3) If mail comes from a non-registered user, without '[oc]'
   in the subject, autoreply with a message along the lines.
      "Your mail has been rejected.  Please refer to the opencores
      FAQ for reasons why."
   The FAQ will contain an question/answer explaing the system
   and the need to either register, or include '[oc]' in the subject.


Advantages of this system:
- It allows users to post from any mail address (useful if at
  a temporary address).
- It allows all replies through to the list, irrespective of where
  thay are posted from (as they contain '[oc]' in the subject).
- The autoreply guards against valid messages being dropped, but
  it is very unlikely a Spammer will read the FAQ for reasons why their
  mail failed.  (plus I'll put the answer right under the one about
  Spamming not being allowed on the list).

What do people think of this proposal?

Best wishes
John
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