[ic] What do you think? (RH you idiots)

[Jim Balcom]

On Wed, 29 Aug 2001, Dave Jenkins wrote:

DJ>>This issue has been addressed several times.  The reason we keep the
DJ>>mailing list 'open' is to allow our plethora of developers and users to
DJ>>post messages from wherever they are currently (at a client's site;
DJ>>logged in as interch to the server, logged in as root, on the road
DJ>>posting through yahoo, etc.)

I'm sorry, but this seems like a weak argument.

Mail from the list is being delivered to one, and only one, address for
a person (unless they have subscribed with multiple e-mail addresses.)
In order to get the messages, they are going to have to either access
that mail spool directly, or they are going to have to pop in and get
it. It seems to me that people that have figured out how to install IC
are competent enough to be able to manage mail and to be able to post
using the same address that they are receiving at.

Or, dummy as I am, I can post using this address from anywhere in North
America, including various turnpike rest areas.

DJ>>The real way to stop spam is right there on your front door: rigorous
DJ>>filters.

Then, would you please explain, on a dummy level, how to add a filter
to procmail that filters on this:

Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 14:12:18
From: make_10k_a_month@excite.com
Reply-To: interchange-users@interchange.redhat.com
To: interchange-users@ic.redhat.com
Subject: [ic] What do you think?

Am I supposed to filter out everything from excite.com?

If I use that whole e-mail address, he will probably not use it again.
It's very likely that it's a hit-and-run e-mail address.

Am I supposed to filter on 'month'? What happens when my broker sends
me an e-mail about my losses this 'month'?

Maybe I should filter on '10K'? What about the Labor Day 10K race?

I simply do not see anything there that can be filtered that won't
filter out legitimate e-mail.

DJ>>I hate it too-- trust me.  Fortunately, we only get maybe one or two
DJ>>spams each month.  Considering the amount of traffic and subscribers to
DJ>>this list, that is an excellent signal-to-noise ratio in my book.

I think that you are being overly optimistic. Or else, you are losing
mail.

-= Jim =-

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