From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu May 1 17:32:28 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id RAA29076 for hackers-outgoing; Thu, 1 May 1997 17:32:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: from cais.cais.com (cais.com [199.0.216.4]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id RAA29066; Thu, 1 May 1997 17:32:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: from earth.mat.net (root@earth.mat.net [205.252.122.1]) by cais.cais.com (8.8.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id UAA23297; Thu, 1 May 1997 20:31:51 -0400 (EDT) Received: from Journey2.mat.net (journey2.mat.net [205.252.122.116]) by earth.mat.net (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id UAA13294; Thu, 1 May 1997 20:31:49 -0400 Date: Thu, 1 May 1997 20:30:50 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey To: Don Yuniskis cc: FreeBSD-Hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, jmb@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: SPAM target In-Reply-To: <199705020022.RAA03951@seagull.rtd.com> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Thu, 1 May 1997, Don Yuniskis wrote: > > Apparently this sleaze is using our mailing lists as a target (I just got > > 3 of them): > > > >> Date: Thu, 01 May 1997 15:38:53 PDT > >> From: rich@vegasone.com > >> Subject: Add LIVE Girls to your website! > > > > This guy is PRIME material for the kill list, right? > > Why not just subscribe him, postmaster@vegasone.com, et al. to > -hackers, -questions, etc. and let him deal with *our* mail load! > > (sigh) I've asked previously why each list doesn't require > the originators of posts to also subscribe to the list (and received > sensible answers). Perhaps it might be time to start changing that > policy?? I'd hate to require such, just because of a few inconsiderate jerks. Jon's already got him on the kill list. We want to expand our readership, if possible, not restrict it too much. Of course, that's my reaction *today*. > > --don > > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@eng.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 9120 Edmonston Ct #302 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and picnic, both FreeBSD (301) 220-2114 | version 3.0 current -- and great FUN! ----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------