From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from us-smtp-delivery-74.mimecast.com (us-smtp-delivery-74.mimecast.com [216.205.24.74]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B7A9B385E830 for ; Sat, 21 Mar 2020 20:29:50 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 sourceware.org B7A9B385E830 Received: from mimecast-mx01.redhat.com (mimecast-mx01.redhat.com [209.132.183.4]) (Using TLS) by relay.mimecast.com with ESMTP id us-mta-303-KzOL9SycMq-e_2cNqrO4jA-1; Sat, 21 Mar 2020 16:29:45 -0400 X-MC-Unique: KzOL9SycMq-e_2cNqrO4jA-1 Received: from smtp.corp.redhat.com (int-mx02.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.11.12]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mimecast-mx01.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id CAC711857BF4; Sat, 21 Mar 2020 20:29:43 +0000 (UTC) Received: from redhat.com (ovpn-112-40.phx2.redhat.com [10.3.112.40]) by smtp.corp.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 6EDCA60BFB; Sat, 21 Mar 2020 20:29:43 +0000 (UTC) Received: from fche by redhat.com with local (Exim 4.92.3) (envelope-from ) id 1jFkkX-00045X-Mu; Sat, 21 Mar 2020 16:29:41 -0400 Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2020 16:29:41 -0400 From: "Frank Ch. Eigler" To: Overseers mailing list Cc: gcc mailing list , overseers@gcc.gnu.org, Thomas Koenig Subject: Re: Spam, bounces and gcc list removal Message-ID: <20200321202941.GA15063@redhat.com> References: <82e9a365-63b1-93f6-9860-86f219e191be@netcologne.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.12.0 (2019-05-25) X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.79 on 10.5.11.12 X-Mimecast-Spam-Score: 0 X-Mimecast-Originator: redhat.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline X-Spam-Status: No, score=-7.7 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, DKIMWL_WL_HIGH, DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, DKIM_VALID_EF, KAM_SHORT, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS, TXREP autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on server2.sourceware.org X-BeenThere: overseers@sourceware.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Overseers mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2020 20:30:05 -0000 Hi - > > since the change to the new list management, there has been > > an uptick of spam getting through. Spam is bounced by my ISP, > > and this just resulted in a warning that there were too many > > bounces and that I would get removed from the list unless I > > confirmed it (which I then did). > This has now happened a second time, and this question For my reference, could you forward one of these spams & bounces to me? > > So, a request: Could the overseers either install more effective > > spam protection for the list as a whole (preferred) Heh, if only it were that easy! Spam filtering was and is distinct from mailing list processing, and as you know it's a constant arms race. We're working hard to make the new installation of spamassassin as discriminating as possible. We're also working on the workflow to clean the web archives of spam that got through. > > or relax the limit on bounces? OK, there are a couple of settings over at: https://gcc.gnu.org/mailman/admin/gcc/bounce that law and we can think about, but I'd like to see the messages in question to figure out what happened. - FChE