Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 12 Aug 2002 00:46:40 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 12 Aug 2002 00:46:40 -0400 Received: from garrincha.netbank.com.br ([200.203.199.88]:35595 "HELO garrincha.netbank.com.br") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Mon, 12 Aug 2002 00:46:39 -0400 Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 01:50:12 -0300 (BRT) From: Rik van Riel X-X-Sender: riel@imladris.surriel.com To: Jim Roland cc: Hell.Surfers@cwctv.net, Subject: Re: The spam problem. In-Reply-To: <003701c241ba$94f8a1c0$2102a8c0@gespl2k1> Message-ID: X-spambait: aardvark@kernelnewbies.org X-spammeplease: aardvark@nl.linux.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1144 Lines: 32 On Sun, 11 Aug 2002, Jim Roland wrote: > I want to suggest to the listserver admin (again) that this list and > others on vger.kernel.org be restricted so that you can only post to the > list if you are a member. That's a sure way to cut down on the number of bug reports ;) Not to mention that it makes cross-posts between various lists pretty much impossible. Also, considering the amount of spam I've received "from myself" and "from" linux-kernel regulars it's pretty obvious that restricting the posting to list members just isn't going to work any more to prevent spam. It might still work for the next few months, but the trend of spammers harvesting from/to address _pairs_ to get around people's spam filters is definately getting explosively more popular... regards, Rik -- Bravely reimplemented by the knights who say "NIH". http://www.surriel.com/ http://distro.conectiva.com/ - 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/