SPAM - RFC from list admin

From: Bob Brown <bbrown_at_harper.cc.il.us>
Date: Thu Feb 21 08:52:05 2002

Just ignore the spam..that's what local filters and delete keys are good for.
It doesn't seem to be a big problem on this list at the moment.

Just my .02

-Bob


>I have noticed a few pieces of spam lately on the list. Our mail server
>checks all the normal relaying databases, so that has kept most of the spam
>out for ages. However, now a few have trickled in and it bugs me a bit. In
>the past it has been suggested that the list be closed - ie. only
>subscribers could post to the list. I have always avoided that because
>fairly frequently someone will post from a non-subscriber that they have
>equipment available, and I don't want to take that opportunity away from the
>list. I see two options:
>
>1) I can close the list from non-subscriber posts
>or perhaps
>2) I can require non-subscriber posts be approved before I send them to the
>list
>
>I would prefer to do number 2 above. However, this does give me the ability
>to occasionally see available equipment before the rest of the list. Of
>course I wouldn't abuse this, but - I don't even want that perception.
>So.... advice please?
>
>Regards,
>
>Jay Wests

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