[MLB-WIRELESS] spam mail

[Mark Dorset]

Hi Rick,

I don't run this specific list, but I do run several others, so here's 
my (unofficial) take...

Stopping spam to a mailing list can be quiet difficult - often a lot can 
be filtered out, but not all. One simple way of fighting it would be to 
disallow those addresses not subscribed from being able to post to the 
list - the problem with this is that a lot of valid users have more than 
one email address and may use one of a variety of addresses with which 
to post something to the list. For them to have to change their mail 
settings in order to post to the list in order to match the list's 
strict guidelines could be seen as more than its worth, so setting a 
strict rule like that creates more headaches than it's worth. Some 
recent mailing list server software like Mailman can be quite clever 
though and disallow posts if the mailing list is not on the specific 
'to' or 'cc' header (i.e. bcc's would not get through) and also restrict 
posts if the number of recipients exceeds a certain number (so posts to 
say 50 addresses including the mailing list are rejected). I haven't 
used majordomo (which is what this list uses) for a very very long time, 
but it wasn't great for my needs back when I last used it. I'm not sure 
how much better it is nowadays.

regards,
Mark

rick wrote:

>how come spammail can still sign up to the group? i still get spam mail and
>am disapointed that there isnt any failsafes to stop this?
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>rik
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