Juha, This IS the recommendation according to the IESG statement for spam-control, which could be considered "our policy": http://www.ietf.org/IESG/STATEMENTS/mail-submit-policy.txt I handle this by always adding (without delivery) "secondary addresses" for subscribers, the first time I have to approve their postings from that alternative address. At least all lists hosted by ietf.org has the ability to subscribe with disabled delivery, and anyone can subscribe an address and set that option. If a WG list do not follow the IESG guidance for mail list spam control, you should first contact the chair(s) of that WG. Cheers, /Lars-Erik > -----Original Message----- > From: jh@lohi.eng.song.fi [mailto:jh@lohi.eng.song.fi] > Sent: den 12 juni 2002 14:31 > To: ietf@ietf.org > Subject: postings to ietf mailing lists > > > i have noticed that some ietf working groups don't anymore allow > postings except from addresses that have subscribed to the list. this > not good unless there is a way to register another email address from > which postings are allowed. the reason is that many people don't want > to get any mailing list traffic to their personal mail boxes and > therefore have subscribed an alias rather than their own > personal email > address. > > could it be made a policy of ietf mailing lists to include > support for a > posting address that is not the same as subscription address? some > mailing lists already do this, but not all. > > -- juha > >