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From: Mark Linimon <linimon@lonesome.com>
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Subject: Re: Spam on -ports
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On Fri, Oct 27, 2017 at 07:50:40AM +1100, Dave Horsfall wrote:
> Is it official FreeBSD policy to allow spammers free reign on this
> list, or is the list owner merely incompetent?

or is it 3) spam is a never-ending arms race, and the volunteers are
struggling to keep up?

...

Honestly, I do not understand why people make posts like this.

Speaking as someone who, behind the scenes, helps people try to stay
motivated, all you're doing is make other people's lives miserable --
including mine.

mcl