Mailing list spam

[Jeffrey Watts]

On Thu, 30 Mar 2000, Bradley Miller wrote:

> Again, this isn't an issue.  If people are wanting to do Linux, then
> they should be intelligent enough to read a bounce message that says
> "hey, you are using the wrong account".  We send out a monthly
> rules/tips/tricks thing with all of our procedures to get on/off the
> list, how it works, and our rules to all the people on the list.  It
> works great.

Ah, here's where there is a flaw in your reasoning.  What if the spam that
gets rejected has a dummy "From:" address?  What do you do then with all
the bounced mail?  Blackhole it?  What if you are having a _real_ problem
with the list -- all your diagnostics will go to /dev/null...

Again, my arguments come from experience.  It is never as simple as you
would have us believe...

J.

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