<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> A password is unncessary... there are several ways of approaching this problem.. and like David Poritt pointed out each of them carry some kind of downside. Some folks would rather see a closed list with outside contributions being individually screened. The workability of that would depend on the amount of outside contributions, and the willingness of someone to do the screening. Other folks prefer just letting Andy do his best, which he is doing and all due praise to him for that... but we must realize this allows the clever spam writer to get through. Which irritates each individual most is ..... well an individual matter.  What ever the majority of folks want is fine enough by me in the end... but I would opt for a more closed list... as I have opted for a more closed email system at home... and I might add as I have opted for a more closed mailbox outside my house... but then in Norway we can actually refuse hard copy spam. On the side, and since somebody mentioned hardcopy spam... did you folks know that every day in America there is enough hardcopy spam put in Americans mail boxes to fill Yankee Stadium to the brim....... every single day mind you.  I wonder how much of that paper is printed on recycled paper....??? grin Wimblees@AOL.COM wrote: <blockquote TYPE=CITE>In a message dated 4/5/02 3:37:34 AM Central Standard Time, Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no writes:     <blockquote TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Is there a way to privatize this list?  Perhaps a password > required to submit a post? > > Rob Goodale, RPT</blockquote> I disagree about the password. It will limit the number of new people we get on line, especially non members, who might agree to join the ranks. As Keith said, the delete button is the best way to go. And if Andy is working on it, let's just wade through some of it until he gets it fixed. You probably get a lot of SPAM on you own line, like I do. I have come to recognize most of it, and it gets eliminated very fast. Wim</blockquote>     -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway <A HREF="mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no">mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no</A> <A HREF="http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html">http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html</A>  </html>