Spam

[Max Laier]

On Friday 30 January 2009 10:45:46 Ivan Petrushev wrote:
> So there is not spam protection or whatever installed on the software
> servicing the mail list? Abuse control? User registration approval?

The FreeBSD mailing lists have a very high S:N ratio thanks to the excellent 
job of our postmasters.  Every now and then, however, spam does slip through.  
Your whining doesn't help the matter in any way - esp. if you requote the 
message.

> On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 8:46 AM, Jon Radel <jon at radel.com> wrote:
> > Ivan Petrushev wrote:
> >> Excuse me, why such a spam comes to the members of freebsd-pf mail list?
> >>
> >> On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 12:05 AM, Lawrence Auster
> >> <lawrence.auster at att.net> wrote:
> >
> > ....crap trimmed....
> >
> > Oh, for heaven's sake get a grip.  DO NOT SEND THE WHOLE LOAD OF CRAP TO
> > ALL OF US YET AGAIN!  At very least, learn to trim.
> >
> > As to your question:  Because somebody sent it to the mailing list.
> > Doh!  There are a lot of these going to many technical mailing lists,
> > many with forged return addresses.
> >
> > --Jon Radel
>
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