This is not an option. Too many people read through mail->news gateways,
mail exploders, via the web, etc., and we don't want to stop them from
posting.
> Failing that, maybe we need a filter that checks each message for an
> overabundance of the words "marketing" and "bulk email sofware" ;)
I have put in a check for this spam only since it does seem to be a
recurring problem. But, I am not willing to do this in general. If
someone wants to write and maintain a spam filter for majordomo 'resend'
(including dealing with all of the legitimate messages your filter marks
as spam), start writing and send me mail once you have all the bugs worked
out.
IMO, spam wouldn't be so much of a problem if people would just ignore it!
I have messages from 1 March saved in my mailbox, out of 760 messages there
are 4 spams, all the same. Granted, it's a bit annoying, but it's only
~0.5% of total traffic, and this is the _most_ it's ever been. If it
rises to a few spams per day, then I'd say it's a problem. As it is, I'm
sure that there will be many more messages _discussing_ the spam than the
actual spam.
todd "Just Press Delete" derr
owner-linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu
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