Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1999 20:42:18 -0800 (PST) From: "Brian W. Buchanan" <brian@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU> To: "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@futuresouth.com> Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: The ongoing influx of SPAM into the lists. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9901082036470.94886-100000@smarter.than.nu> In-Reply-To: <19990108221752.C26154@futuresouth.com>
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On Fri, 8 Jan 1999, Matthew D. Fuller wrote:
> 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.
Okay, so why not test for ANY freebsd.org list in the To/Cc? The To/Cc
test is probably the most successful spamfiltering technique I've come
across since spammers wised up and stopped using "Comments: Authenticated
Sender is..." The spammers have to use a lot more bandwidth to defeat it,
too.
--
Brian Buchanan brian@smarter.than.nu
brian@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
-- Benjamin Franklin, 1759
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