[OT] Unsubscribing due to spam

[The Hermit Hacker]

Why not install Spamassassin and filter appropriately?


On Thu, 20 Mar 2003, Greg Hurrell wrote:

> Sorry to say it, but due to the high volume of spam I am receiving on
> this list I am unsubscribing.
>
> The policy of allowing non-subscribers to post (which applies to the
> majority of FreeBSD mailing lists) means that those lists now generate
> the majority of all my spam traffic.
>
> Many of these spam messages have as their Return-Path
> "owner-freebsd-isp at FreeBSD.ORG" (etc, depending on the list) and so
> this means I can't even block repeat offenders at the SMTP server based
> on the Return-Path.
>
> I've made these protests before and have always been told that the
> policy is not going to change, but in the year 2003 and with the spam
> problem the way it is, I just can't see any justification for allowing
> this "accept all-comers" policy to continue. In order to provide people
> with the convenience of posting from anywhere at any time, you are also
> affording these spammers with the convenience of an efficient,
> consequence-free mass-distribution mechanism for their unwanted and
> annoying spam.
>
> If people are subscribed to these lists and want to read the replies
> their need access to the subscribed email account anyway.
>
> If people are not subscribed and want answers, well perhaps they should
> be subscribing too.
>
> Anyway, this is, regretfully, adios (and goodbye to all of my
> subscriptions but freebsd-announce for this very reason).
>
> Cheers,
> Greg
>
>
> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo at FreeBSD.org
> with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
>

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