Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 08:12:02 +0100 From: Anders =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Trob=E4ck?= <public@troback.com> To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Posting restrictions on this mailing list (for spam control)? Message-ID: <20061106081202.1c2c087d@server25.gelita.swe> In-Reply-To: <454E19CC.7040208@fromley.net> References: <f06240809c173c5c9c1ac@[66.80.62.44]> <454E19CC.7040208@fromley.net>
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On Sun, 05 Nov 2006 17:05:16 +0000 Spadge <spadge@fromley.net> wrote: > Ross Finlayson wrote: > > Am I the only person who's tired of all of the spam on this mailing > > list? Why is this mailing list not set up so that only subscribers > > to the list can post to it? This has been standard mailing list > > procedure for several years now. > > Spam is annoying, for sure. But I think every now and then > spamassassin, or whatever system the board uses, dies, and on those > days we get a bunch of spam. Usually, though, it's fixed pretty > quickly ... until the next time. > > It's quite possible that, as the list members aren't moderated, the > sending bots actually sign up. I'm not sure about this, though. I've > not tested the list with an unsigned address, either, but it's quite > possible you do have to be a member to post. > > :) > > This is a test from a unsigned address! Will know soon is is OK to do that:-) -- ============================================ Microsoft is not the answer. Microsoft is the question. And 'No' is the answer! -------------------------------------------- Anders Trobäck http://www.troback.com
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