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

[root]

enough already.
mailing list is fine as is.

if you are so concerned about spam, go track down the spammers and contact
there isp.  Stop filling this board up,complaining about the free service, that
i for one, have used alot and appreciate.


On Thu, 30 Aug 2001, you wrote:
> At 04:47 PM 8/29/01, you wrote:
> >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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> 
> My 2 cents:
> 
> 1. I too would think that those "on-the-road" should be able to "use"
> the email address they signed up under and don't think that very many
> on this list would see this as a problem. (maybe I'm wrong, maybe we
> could hear of a "good" reason to leave as-is?)
> 
> 2. With that being said, I personally have not seen much spam in the list,
> going by memory alone (mine not my computers :-) I think the rate of spam
> is only about a couple per month.
> 
> Maybe others have another view on this?
> 
> Kyle Cook
> 
> 
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