From: Robert Hazeltine Date: March 15 1999 11:06am Subject: Re: Do something about the spam, or this list is useless :( List-Archive: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql/244 Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Karl On Mon, 15 Mar 1999, Karl Pielorz wrote: > "Martin B. Jespersen" wrote: > > > > I am being spammed from aol daily through this list, it simply can't > > be the idea here! > > Tell me about it - I've had 4 this morning! - I don't agree on the 'or this > list is useless' - annoying yes, useless not quite :-) The new list doesn't have a very good record so far and it's only been going for a short time. > > What about closing this list so only subscribers can mail to it? > > > > There is alot of good input here but if i'll have to take all the > > spam as well i'll rather do without the list. It's really too bad how > > many mailing lists get screwed up by spammers, while the listsadmins > > sit flat on their butt doing squat about it. > > OK, I've also noticed the recent changes in the mailing list headers > etc. now obscure the poster, so It's nigh impossible to chase things up > (something I used to do :-) - OK the 'from:' and 'to:' address both say > 'something@stripped' - but that's easily faked... > > How about blocking messages that aren't 'to:' the list? > > Somethings got to be done... :( I agree and it's got to be done soon. Rob... Robert Hazeltine Member of UWSN Web Management Group Project Officer (Web Development) Phone: +61 (2) 4736 0218 Central Administration Email: r.hazeltine@stripped University of Western Sydney, Nepean http://www.nepean.uws.edu.au/