From: ichudov@algebra.com
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 20:16:46 -0800 (PST)
To: Patrick May <pjm@spe.com>
Subject: Re: Moderation experiment almost over; "put up or shut up"
Message-ID: <199702120416.UAA06040@toad.com>
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Patrick May wrote:
>      Before doing this, I'd need the answers to a few questions:
> 
>      - Is there still any interest in a cypherpunks mailing list?

yes
 
>      - Is alt.cypherpunks a better alternative?

it is not an alternative, it is a complement. 

i think that alt.cypherpunks will be a failure because all of
the troubles of alt.* hierarchy.

>      - Majordomo can be configured to require confirmation of
>        subscription requests, thus avoiding some attacks.  Is there
>        any simple way to protect against mailloops?  Directly
>        accessing the listname-outgoing alias?

Add X-Loop: header and use procmail to protect against messages
FROM_DAEMON and FROM_MAILER.

>      - Is a pentium up to the task of running a list of this size and
>        volume?

yes, it is the other stuff that's the problem -- memory, connection
speed, etc.

	- Igor.