Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 08:03:41 +1030 From: Greg Hurrell <greg@hurrell.cc> To: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: [OT] Unsubscribing due to spam Message-ID: <741171F3-5A52-11D7-A61F-000393BC25EC@hurrell.cc>
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Sorry to say it, but due to the high volume of spam I am receiving on this list I am unsubscribing. The policy of allowing non-subscribers to post (which applies to the majority of FreeBSD mailing lists) means that those lists now generate the majority of all my spam traffic. Many of these spam messages have as their Return-Path "owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG" (etc, depending on the list) and so this means I can't even block repeat offenders at the SMTP server based on the Return-Path. I've made these protests before and have always been told that the policy is not going to change, but in the year 2003 and with the spam problem the way it is, I just can't see any justification for allowing this "accept all-comers" policy to continue. In order to provide people with the convenience of posting from anywhere at any time, you are also affording these spammers with the convenience of an efficient, consequence-free mass-distribution mechanism for their unwanted and annoying spam. If people are subscribed to these lists and want to read the replies their need access to the subscribed email account anyway. If people are not subscribed and want answers, well perhaps they should be subscribing too. Anyway, this is, regretfully, adios (and goodbye to all of my subscriptions but freebsd-announce for this very reason). Cheers, Greg To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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