Keith Moore wrote: [..] > 1. it's unreasonable to expect occasional commentators to subscribe to a list > before sending traffic there. #include "we_all_dug_our_heels_in_over_this_topic_12_months_ago.h" > (it's completely reasonable to expect them to > read the charter, and any drafts they are commenting on, but not to jump > through extra hoops and to flood their mailboxes with unwanted traffic) I think we've already established that send-only addresses are possible. This removes the issues of being flooded by incoming mails from a list to which you're cross-posting. > 2. it's unreasonable to expect those who post from one address and subscribe > to the list using a different address, to have to know a secret handshake > that puts their posting address on the whitelist. Why on earth would the handshake be secret? > A simple fix for #2 is to put the instructions for getting on the whitelist > on the WG's charter page, and on any other announcements for the list. Precisely. cheers, gja -- Grenville Armitage http://gja.space4me.com