Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S266307AbUAVRKR (ORCPT ); Thu, 22 Jan 2004 12:10:17 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S266311AbUAVRKR (ORCPT ); Thu, 22 Jan 2004 12:10:17 -0500 Received: from quechua.inka.de ([193.197.184.2]:33954 "EHLO mail.inka.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S266307AbUAVRKE (ORCPT ); Thu, 22 Jan 2004 12:10:04 -0500 Subject: Re: [OT] Confirmation Spam Blocking was: List 'linux-dvb' closed to public posts From: Andreas Jellinghaus To: David Ford Cc: Jes Sorensen , Zan Lynx , Linux Kernel Mailing List In-Reply-To: <401000C1.9010901@blue-labs.org> References: <20040121194315.GE9327@redhat.com> <1074717499.18964.9.camel@localhost.localdomain> <20040121211550.GK9327@redhat.com> <20040121213027.GN23765@srv-lnx2600.matchmail.com> <1074731162.25704.10.camel@localhost.localdomain> <401000C1.9010901@blue-labs.org> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1074791469.1063.16.camel@simulacron> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.5 Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 18:11:09 +0100 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1383 Lines: 35 I get about one mail per month from a person I never ever had contact before, didn't know and so a challange response system couldn't know. If I used one, I propably would never get that mail. If I report problems, bugs, or answer calls for help, and I'm annoyed with a challange response system, I never answer, simply try to swallow my hatred and forget it. no matter how much spam you get, it is not a valid reason for making other peoples live worse. challange response systems do that, so they should be out lawed. Note: mailing lists subscriptions are a different case: if *I* want on that list, I'm happy to answer the challange, because I want on the list, and it is good if the ML manager cannot be tricked. I don't like closed mailing lists. They are ok, if some person moderates them, and always approves posts from the outside fast. still using a closed mailing list as address for bug reports is not a good idea. btw: please, all challange-response people add a footer (or maybe even better: a first text line) announcing the fact they do so. I will not waste my time to send you an email you will never read. Andreas - 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/