Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S264233AbUAUVie (ORCPT ); Wed, 21 Jan 2004 16:38:34 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264241AbUAUVie (ORCPT ); Wed, 21 Jan 2004 16:38:34 -0500 Received: from mta4.rcsntx.swbell.net ([151.164.30.28]:193 "EHLO mta4.rcsntx.swbell.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S264233AbUAUVi2 (ORCPT ); Wed, 21 Jan 2004 16:38:28 -0500 Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 13:30:27 -0800 From: Mike Fedyk To: Dave Jones , Zan Lynx , Linus Torvalds , Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: [OT] Confirmation Spam Blocking was: List 'linux-dvb' closed to public posts Message-ID: <20040121213027.GN23765@srv-lnx2600.matchmail.com> Mail-Followup-To: Dave Jones , Zan Lynx , Linus Torvalds , Linux Kernel Mailing List References: <20040121194315.GE9327@redhat.com> <1074717499.18964.9.camel@localhost.localdomain> <20040121211550.GK9327@redhat.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040121211550.GK9327@redhat.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.5.1+cvs20040105i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1575 Lines: 33 On Wed, Jan 21, 2004 at 09:15:50PM +0000, Dave Jones wrote: > On Wed, Jan 21, 2004 at 01:38:19PM -0700, Zan Lynx wrote: > > > Compared to the time required to write up a good bug report or patch, > > what's the problem with the couple minutes needed to subscribe, > > authorize and _then_ post to the list? > > Closed lists are just *rude*. The only intention is to stop spam, > but personally, I find hoop-jumping like this *more* of an inconvenience > than spam, (and I get a *lot* of spam, several megs a day on a quiet day) > > Some maintainers get *really pissed off* when you short-circuit them > and send fixes to Linus directly. But if I'm forced to jump through hoops > each time I fix up random parts of the kernel, I'm going to be equally > as rude as I consider they are by doing the best they can to inconvenience > people with good intentions, and mail them straight to Linus/Andrew/Marcelo. What do you think about individual email (non-list) using a confirmation based spam blocking system. I currently use spamassassin to filter my messages, but I saw recently a project that asks you to reply to a confirmation message if you're not already on the white-list. I'm not sure how acceptable it would be, and this is a little OT, but I'm wondering if I should spend the time testing that for my corp. Mike - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/