Re: xconq7, Receive SIX FREE VlAGRA tablets, limited time offer.

Re: xconq7, Receive SIX FREE VlAGRA tablets, limited time offer.

[Lincoln Peters]

Are the idiots that send this kind of stuff to the list even
subscribed?  I haven't seen anything like this on other mailing lists.

On Fri, 2003-08-01 at 23:03, kalilinoe wrote:
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[OFFTOPIC] Re: xconq7, Receive SIX FREE VlAGRA tablets, limited time offer.

[Eric McDonald]

On Sat, 2 Aug 2003, Lincoln Peters wrote:

> Are the idiots that send this kind of stuff to the list even
> subscribed?  I haven't seen anything like this on other mailing lists.

I certainly have. Unsubscribed individuals should be able to mail to a
list address and have that exploded to the distribution list in most cases.

If sources.redhat.com is not already using open relay databases and
real-time blackhole lists, then perhaps this is something to consider as a
spam-fighting tool (at the cost of possibly blocking legitimate
postings)....

Another thing that would be potentially helpful, if the cat wasn't already
out of the bag, would be to write addresses as:
  xconq7 at sources dot redhat dot com
instead of:
  xconq7@sources.redhat.com
to help prevent robots from harvesting addresses from the list archives and
other Web pages.

Eric

Re: [OFFTOPIC] Re: xconq7, Receive SIX FREE VlAGRA tablets, limited time offer.

[Hans Ronne]

>If sources.redhat.com is not already using open relay databases and
>real-time blackhole lists, then perhaps this is something to consider as a
>spam-fighting tool (at the cost of possibly blocking legitimate
>postings)....
>
>Another thing that would be potentially helpful, if the cat wasn't already
>out of the bag, would be to write addresses as:
>  xconq7 at sources dot redhat dot com
>instead of:
>  xconq7@sources.redhat.com
>to help prevent robots from harvesting addresses from the list archives and
>other Web pages.

That's already implemented. Check out the mail archives. Actually, I'm
impressed by how little spam we get on this list. The guys at redhat are
doing a rather good job, I would say.

Hans

Re: [OFFTOPIC] xconq7, Receive SIX FREE VlAGRA tablets, limited time offer.

[Eric McDonald]

On Sat, 2 Aug 2003, Hans Ronne wrote:

> That's already implemented. Check out the mail archives. Actually, I'm

Ooops, yes, you're right. Don't know what I was thinking.
Still, there are direct references to the mailing list address on the main
mailing list page and at the top of each archive page. (And in my recently
archived message; sorry).

> impressed by how little spam we get on this list. The guys at redhat are
> doing a rather good job, I would say.

I agree. My earlier remarks were not intended as criticism of them. This
piece of spam was actually the first I remember since I started paying
attention to the list again back in June. A much better track record than
many lists I have been on....

  Regards,
   Eric