11 Jan
2006
11 Jan
'06
11:53 a.m.
If we move to "members only" function, is it possible for the list to
automatically notify all subscribers on a regular basis and include
simple instructions about joining, changing and removing e-mail
addresses?
This question keeps coming up. The original e-mail that contained this
text is on a computer that was removed (and cleaned) from service years
ago.
Rick
-----Original Message-----
From: mba-bounce(a)thebarn.com [mailto:mba-bounce@thebarn.com] On Behalf
Of Roger Deschner
Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 11:05 AM
To: Bob Hain
Cc: Mike Moranz; mba(a)thebarn.com
Subject: Re: Spam
Three cheers! Spammers *LOVE* open lists, because they magnify their
miserable detestable efforts many times over. The other thing we have
had to do, unfortunately, is to remove the list server function for a
member to get a list of the other members. We had a spammer join a list
just so they could get a list of the list's members; it was one of those
outfits that sells those CDs with 1,000,000 addresses to other spammers.
Close the list, solve the problem at the source, relax don't worry and
have a homebrew. In my own experience, the slight administrative effort
to keep everybody disciplined about From: addresses and about not
relying on forwarding, is more than repaid by having practically NO
SPAM.
Roger Deschner Listmeister, Chicago Beer Society rogerd(a)uic.edu
On Wed, 11 Jan 2006, Bob Hain wrote:
I love lurking on this list. I have very little to contribute because
you people are so much more knowledgeable about beer; the main focus
of the list. I can't tell you how much I have learned by listening to
the discussions on the list. But, I too am unhappy about the amount
of spam that comes through this list and I think we should do something
about it.
I have been, and continue to be, an advocate of making the list policy
be that we only accept mail from members of the list. This policy
change would stop most (almost all) spam.
In the past, members of the group felt that that would be too limiting.
I am going to ask again if this policy change would be acceptable to
the list members. It would require that you fix your "from address" if
you have a misconfigured mail program. For most of us it would be
a transparent change.
On Tue, Jan 10, 2006 at 07:13:32PM -0600, Mike Moranz wrote:
> Can someone do something about the spam? I just have to "stand up",
"be
> erect", "be solid", and do it
longer than ever before, to get this
stopped.
(Unless it
lasts more than 4 hours, then I'll see a doctor)
Mike
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bob hain
bob(a)me.umn.edu
(612) 626-9800