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[off-topic] unsolited mailings...

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alexandre Maret)
Wed Sep 25 00:11:22 1996

Date: 	Tue, 24 Sep 1996 00:26:44 +0200
From: Alexandre Maret <amaret@infomaniak.ch>
To: linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu, linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu,
        sparclinux@vger.rutgers.edu

Lars Wirzenius wrote:
> 
> Dr Eberhard W Lisse:
> > can one not maybe write little script that you filter the unsolicitated
> > message through which then figures out the postmaster concerned and
> > writes them a message to seize and desist :-)-O
> 
> This is in general impossible, given that it is possible to hide
> the sender almost completely.
> 
> See signature for my solution to junkmail, and preferably move
> discussion away from the development lists.

1) is there a mailing list for discussing this
   (or where to discuss this)

2) a suggestion :

   we could require use of pgp and send only encrypted mail
   to subscribers. We would produce a message
   readable by everyone on the list (possible with pgp...
   dunno how much time it would take to encrypt a 4kB
   mail for ... 1000 recipients (realistic?))

   we could also require all incoming mails to be signed,
   and use some kind of trusted key server... ran by linux's
   fans

   to avoid junkmailers digging into archives, looking for
   email addresses, we have to keep addresses secret

   oooops... I just thought about one thing : there may be
   remailers, decrypting the mailing list and forwarding
   it unencrypted...

 any comment ?

 alex

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