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SubjectRe: Anti-SPAM Suggestion...
On Wed, 18 Aug 1999, Alan Cox wrote:

> > > 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

It exists. Kernel Traffic, kt.opensrc.org.

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