Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 20 Aug 1999 06:03:59 -0500 | From | "John Covici" <> | Subject | Re: Anti-SPAM Suggestion... |
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I don't understand why the list accepts mail from non subscribers -- seems to me that would solve most of the spam problems.
On Fri, 20 Aug 1999 10:39:25 +0200, "Helge Hafting" <helge.hafting@idb.hist.no> wrote: > >Or why not verify that the from address is a valid address before > >accepting the mail... > > That is a good idea too, but it better not be the only fix. > Mailing lists may have valid from: adresses. > > My suggestion for blocking other lists is that the non-list spam doesn't > seem > to be the big problem here. Annoying for sure, but a lot > lower than the list volume. They can be dealt with in the ordinary > complain-to-ISP way. > > These list subscriptions were different, as they > forced the move to x-linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu > The attack may be repeated for that address of course. > > Blocking lists would make the easy mass-destruction impossible. > > Helge Hafting > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > -- John Covici covici@ccs.covici.com
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