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Re: Why SPAM through GNU HURD mailing lists?


From: Santiago Vila
Subject: Re: Why SPAM through GNU HURD mailing lists?
Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 13:38:38 +0200 (CEST)

On Sat, 16 Oct 2004, Alfred M. Szmidt wrote:

> Jeez, each time this topic comes up people start throwing out stupid
> ideas.  Just run a spam filter will yah?

Sorry, but your suggestion to use a spam filter *is* the stupid idea.
If this may be fixed by simply "running a spam filter", why such spam
filter isn't running in the list server itself? Think of it.

> Allowing non-subscribed people to post bug reports or help requests
> is useful.  Being forced to subscribe to just ask a question, or to
> report a bug is moronic

Multiplying a spam message by several hundreds (via the mailing list)
is also moronic.

> I have been bitten by this on several occasions and it is a damn
> pain in the ass.

In this case, there are so few Hurd users in the world that I don't
think it would be so much trouble to allow posts from subscribed
people only.

The only way to keep a mailing list "open" without spam is by having
one or more human beings moderating messages.

I for one didn't subscribe to this list to receive spam.





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