[118201] in Cypherpunks
Re: spam (fwd)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jim Choate)
Tue Sep 21 20:54:01 1999
From: Jim Choate <ravage@einstein.ssz.com>
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To: cypherpunks@einstein.ssz.com
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1999 19:40:55 -0500 (CDT)
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----- Forwarded message from Anonymous -----
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 01:37:57 +0200 (CEST)
From: Anonymous <nobody@replay.com>
Subject: CDR: Re: spam
sean.k@mindspring.com wrote:
>Not to beat a dead horse, but is there some reason why this list is set up
>to forward mail from non list-members? I'd think that changing this would
>dramatically reduce the amount of junkmail on here.
>
>Sean
It seems to me the best way to address this problem would be to allow only
those posts which have been encrypted to the list serve post address
(ie <cypherpunks@toad.com>) to be sent on to the list. This would eliminate
all UCE while still allowing posts sent via anonymous remailer.
----- End of forwarded message from Anonymous -----
What problem? We get a handful of spam a week that is generaly easily
filterd simply by throwing away any mail that has a TO: field other than
cypherpunks. A trivial procmail hack if you're motivated.
As to encrypted submission, when will your server be up?
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