Date: 23 Jun 2002 16:01:56 -0500 From: Larry Rosenman <ler@lerctr.org> To: Corey Snow <corey@snowpoint.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Spam problem on the list (Was: Re: URGENT) Message-ID: <1024866117.69414.29.camel@lerlaptop> In-Reply-To: <3D15D381.5846.1596237C@localhost> References: <3D15D17C.26108.158E3FFA@localhost> <3D15D381.5846.1596237C@localhost>
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On Sun, 2002-06-23 at 15:56, Corey Snow wrote: > On 23 Jun 2002, at 15:51, Larry Rosenman wrote: > > > The technology to virus scan and SPAM scan exists, and runs on FreeBSD. > > My question is why isn't it deployed on the hub.freebsd.org server(s)? > > > > I believe that the reason was mentioned in another email after the > one you quoted- the hub.freebsd.org server is running at its capacity > limit, and a hardware upgrade would be likely necessary to support > virus scanning all the mail. That's understandable, so unless someone > finds a way to provide additional hardware/money (and I can't at the > moment) we need to look at other ways to accomplish our goal, which > is to reduce the amount of spam/viruses to the list, or at least to > limit the amount to a dull roar. :) Where is the current hardware configuration posted, and what does the community expect it would take to implement the appropriate protection? I can donate something, and might be able to get others as well. I use FreeBSD *A LOT* and recommend it to my consulting/contract clients. > > > I've gotten more virii this weekend to the FreeBSD lists I subscribe to > > than any other place. > > > > Yeah, it was pretty ugly for a bit there. But it seems to be calmer > now. I'm more interested in fixing the problem than the blame at this > point. :) I agree. It's not a biggie, I have the virus scanning on my inbound mail server. -- Larry Rosenman http://www.lerctr.org/~ler Phone: +1 972-414-9812 E-Mail: ler@lerctr.org US Mail: 1905 Steamboat Springs Drive, Garland, TX 75044-6749 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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