Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 05:15:46 -0500 From: Mike Sanders <tmp1@freebsd.hypermart.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Spam to list participants (from openhosting.com & softcom.com) Message-ID: <20140430101545.GA931@taco-shack.cow> In-Reply-To: <20140429162810.76013a19@gumby.homeunix.com> References: <73354.1398734218@server1.tristatelogic.com> <535F1667.1050406@soliddataservices.com> <20140429114019.0eb3ce48@X220.alogt.com> <20140429124618.06d708ba@gumby.homeunix.com> <20140429204204.2e561935@X220.alogt.com> <20140429140123.GA910@taco-shack.cow> <20140429162810.76013a19@gumby.homeunix.com>
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RW wrote: > > If a policy were implemented whereby (say) the first > > two messages of new subscribers where approved/denied > > by the list-owner, this problem would end. > > It wouldn't, it's off-list. Which implies all list members email addresses are exposed to the world at large? How else would an email address be gained by spammers... If that's the case it needs to be changed. But back to the idea of a temporary quarantine for new posters, here's my thinking... . create a procmail filter that directs new posters to an appointed 'list-mom'. . list-mom reviews the first two emails that new posters submit looking for BSD related content. . obvious offenders (pizza hut anyone?) are given the boot, while legitimate posters are passed on to the list with status now upgraded as legit (removed from the procmail filter). Why would this not work? -- Mike Sanders www: http://freebsd.hypermart.net gpg: 0xD94D4C13
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