Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 18 Aug 1999 17:58:18 +0100 (GMT) | From | Riley Williams <> | Subject | Re: Anti-SPAM Suggestion... |
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Hi Alan.
>>> put too much of a load on the moderators (volunteers??? preferably >>> in 4 or 5 different timezones) and it really keeps the list clean.
>> Excellent suggestion. I'll even volunteer to be a moderator. I think >> that the latest round of nonsense makes it clear that SOME sort of >> defensive measure will end up being necessary in the long run. It is >> just too easy for one jerk to annoy thousands of people with one nasty >> trick, and even without this sort of SPAM-bombing we've been getting >> plenty of random SPAM, which will only increase. Moderating can't take >> any longer than hitting "d" fifty extra times -- either a posting is >> legit or it isn't.
> Moderation always gets tricky once you get past the non obvious > spam phase. However if Dave isnt keen to follow this path, there > is certainly scope for people to do a 'best of linux-kernel' > list. I imagine a lot of the less full time developers would > benefit from that.
> Interesting project, hard work and probably not terribly rewarding
If you're after that, I can give you a starting point. I have my procmail set up to filter the linux-kernel mailing list items into a separate folder, and I read every mail therein, deleting any spam like those, along with any subscribe/unsubscribe emails that get there, and any empty messages. When the result tops 1,000 mails, I move the said folder and start a new one.
I can supply the results of that going back to 10th June 1999 as a starting point for anybody who's interested, all in pine folder format, and then bzip2'd, about 10 Megs compressed at the moment...
Best wishes from Riley.
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