From owner-freebsd-questions Thu Nov 27 13:19:49 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id NAA23754 for questions-outgoing; Thu, 27 Nov 1997 13:19:49 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from out4.ibm.net (out4.ibm.net [165.87.194.239]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id NAA23747; Thu, 27 Nov 1997 13:19:43 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mouth@ibm.net) Received: from slip129-37-195-79.nc.us.ibm.net (slip129-37-195-79.nc.us.ibm.net [129.37.195.79]) by out4.ibm.net (8.8.5/8.6.9) with SMTP id VAA42084; Thu, 27 Nov 1997 21:19:39 GMT From: mouth@ibm.net (John Kelly) To: "Jonathan M. Bresler" Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Porn SPAM Date: Thu, 27 Nov 1997 22:20:44 GMT Message-ID: <347eedb6.3342900@smtp-gw01.ny.us.ibm.net> References: <199711272050.MAA22027@hub.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <199711272050.MAA22027@hub.freebsd.org> X-Mailer: Forte Agent 1.01/16.397 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by hub.freebsd.org id NAA23748 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Thu, 27 Nov 1997 12:50:22 -0800 (PST), "Jonathan M. Bresler" wrote: >> Is there no way to keep this unwanted mail from "candicepante" and >> other porn spammers off the FreeBSD lists? > > 100% sucess rate? yes, we need a list moderator. > that means a call for volunteers who are willing to read > all the mail and approve everything but spam. Livingston (the Portmaster people) changed their mailing list rules to stop spam -- you cannot post from any email address which is not subscribed to the list. Livingston made exceptions and set up some type of alias list for those in special situations. I don't know how, but they are able to do it. That's much easier to administer than getting volunteers who read all the mail. Then I would worry about censorship. What if the moderator doesn't like my opinions or style of expression, or if I insult one of his buddies? I may not always be popular. John