Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2003 16:25:48 -0400 (AST) From: The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org> To: Greg Hurrell <greg@hurrell.cc> Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: [OT] Unsubscribing due to spam Message-ID: <20030330162532.L563@localhost> In-Reply-To: <741171F3-5A52-11D7-A61F-000393BC25EC@hurrell.cc> References: <741171F3-5A52-11D7-A61F-000393BC25EC@hurrell.cc>
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Why not install Spamassassin and filter appropriately?
On Thu, 20 Mar 2003, Greg Hurrell wrote:
> 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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