From owner-freebsd-chat Fri Jan 8 20:22:26 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id UAA09668 for freebsd-chat-outgoing; Fri, 8 Jan 1999 20:22:26 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from shell.futuresouth.com (shell.futuresouth.com [198.78.58.28]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id UAA09662 for ; Fri, 8 Jan 1999 20:22:24 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from fullermd@futuresouth.com) Received: (from fullermd@localhost) by shell.futuresouth.com (8.9.1a/8.9.1) id WAA27427; Fri, 8 Jan 1999 22:17:52 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <19990108221752.C26154@futuresouth.com> Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1999 22:17:52 -0600 From: "Matthew D. Fuller" To: "Brian W. Buchanan" , Greg Lehey Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: The ongoing influx of SPAM into the lists. References: <19990109111858.D96705@freebie.lemis.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.93.2i In-Reply-To: ; from Brian W. Buchanan on Fri, Jan 08, 1999 at 05:18:26PM -0800 Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Fri, Jan 08, 1999 at 05:18:26PM -0800, Brian W. Buchanan woke me up to tell me: > On Sat, 9 Jan 1999, Greg Lehey wrote: > > > On Friday, 8 January 1999 at 2:51:53 -0800, Brian W. Buchanan wrote: > > > Filter posts that do not fit at least one of these criteria: > > > - From: header contains an e-mail address subscribed to the list. > > > - To: or Cc: header includes the list's address. > > > > > > As most spam is bulkmailed without changing the To: header for each > > > recipient, this will filter out 99% of the spam, while still allowing > > > non-subscribed people to post, so long as it isn't a Bcc. Acceptable > > > compromise? > > > > What happens to the rest of the messages? > > Bounce 'em with a message stating the criteria required for a post to be > accepted? Didn't this come up not too long ago? I, for one, find it useful when moving a thread (generally, to -chat), to Bcc the original list so they know what happened, but since it's a Bcc no one accidentally keeps it flowing on the old list. I can't be the only one who does this. Sure, it's a convenience... but I have giving up very useful convenience just because someone out there has to be a jerk. --- *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* | Matthew Fuller http://www.over-yonder.net/~fullermd | * fullermd@futuresouth.com fullermd@over-yonder.net * | UNIX Systems Administrator Specializing in FreeBSD | * FutureSouth Communications ISPHelp ISP Consulting * | "The only reason I'm burning my candle at both ends, | * because I haven't figured out how to light the * | middle yet" | *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message