Date: 25 Mar 98 10:19:57 +0100 From: leifn@image.dk (Leif Neland) To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Idea? (was Spam and this list) Message-ID: <a9c_9803251817@swimsuit.swimsuit.roskildebc.dk>
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At 24 Mar 98 21:15:46 Cory Kempf wrote regarding Idea? (was Spam and this list) At 12:18 -0500 98.03.24, Alanna wrote: >I'm a new subscriber (/great/ list, guys) and have noticed that this list >seems to be, while relatively spam-free, victimized every now and then. CK> Generally with mailing lists, posting is restricted to members CK> of the list. I know the ones that I host are set up that way, as CK> are most of the ones I am on. This is specificaly to prevent CK> spamming. CK> CK> With -questions, as has been pointed out before, it is important CK> to allow people who are not on the list to get questions CK> answered. Hence the list isn't restricted. CK> CK> One wonders though, if perhance it might be possible to black CK> list spammers. An entity spams the list, that entity is blocked CK> from future access to the lists / web site / etc. How about auto-moderation? Couldn't procmail or something filter messages containing obvious spam-words from entering the mailinglist? Leif Neland leifn@image.dk --- |Fidonet: Leif Neland 2:234/49 |Internet: leifn@image.dk To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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