Depending on how you set up the group, it can be relatively spam-free.
Although it can be a bit of work for the moderators at first,
requiring approval of a moderator to join (perhaps with a brief note
on who you are) will keep almost all of the spammers out. In addition,
keeping all new members moderated until they post something on-topic
for the group can minimize spam to the whole group. But that's a LOT
more work for a large group; better if you expect less than 50
members. But if you ask that each new applicant include a note telling
you of his callsign and interest, it goes a long ways.
I am the owner of a mailman.qth.net group. I guess most
mailman.qth.net groups have been plagued by spammers lately. I put a
note on the page for the group asking that people include their
callsign in the membership request. I also noted that I would only
approve membership for either someone who had included a ham callsign,
a note about their interests, OR a recommendation from an existing
member. I've been deluged by membership requests over the last few
months that simply have an e-mail address (no ham callsign) and a name
I don't recognize. Last night one of these e-mail addresses sent 10
(!) membership requests, every one with a different name! I think it
is a robot that is sending these. Interestingly, they all seem to be
Yahoo e-mail accounts.
73, Zack W9SZ
On 2/23/13, Jacob Tennant <jacob.tennant@live.com> wrote:
> Well you asked and I felt compelled to act on this question/idea.
>
> There is now a Yahoo Group for VHF Contesting Rovers!
>
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vhfrovers
>
> Please pass this around so we can develop a good cadre of users so as to
> help build the ranks so we can all benefit from the pool of knowledge.
>
> I will try to keep this a open list until the SPAM monster rears its ugly
> head.
>
> Jacob Tennant - WF8S
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: VHFcontesting [mailto:vhfcontesting-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf
> Of Doug MacKinnon
> Sent: Friday, February 22, 2013 11:31 PM
> To: vhfcontesting@contesting.com
> Subject: [VHFcontesting] rovers
>
>
>
>
>
> Can someone advise me wether there is a forum such as this for rovers? I
> have many questions, inquiries, posers for such a forum if there is one.
> Thanks for your time dudes/dudettes DougVE3GJFN03df
>
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