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The problem with mailing lists is that anti-spam efforts, both on technical and policy fronts, have provided many blockages to their successful use. Not to mention that a lot of hosting providers are totally clueless as to the existence of discussion mailing lists.

Source: I help run some discussion mailing lists.



> The problem with mailing lists is that anti-spam efforts, both on technical and policy fronts, have provided many blockages to their successful use.

The real problem with mailing lists are businesses who have a vested interest in permitting spam to be delivered to users' inboxes.


Are you saying that voluntarily joined e-lists that reflect posts from each member to all members, as a means of discussion, are spam?




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