"Marcel Popescu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> The cypherpunks lists have been *heavily* spammed lately (as in "subscribed
> to several hundred lists"). This is one of the emails discussing the
> problem.
>
> How would we [on the Freenet lists] solve it, without Oskar's usual requests
> for censorship (in the name of the greater good, of course)?
>
> Mark
Options and their problems:
* Requiring mail be encrypted to a list key. The CDR nodes decrypt it
and send it out unencrypted. This will totally eliminate the kinds
of attacks we've been experiencing. Unfortunately, poor integration
of PGP with mailers causes problems.
* Allow only postings from addresses subscribed to any one of the CDR
nodes, and from remailers. Some people have a problem with this. It
would involve keeping a master list of subscribed addresses and
permissible unsubscribed (i.e. remailer) addresses. Requires coding,
and some people don't like it.
* Require PGP signing of messages to the list. This presents the same
problem as requiring that mail to the list be encrypted to the CDR
network, and presents a big problem with anonymity and plausible
deniability at the same time.
* Reject mail from [EMAIL PROTECTED] This will eliminate some of
the problem, but only temporarily. Attackers will start spamming
other CDRs. People signing up for validation on lame-ass web sites
like the New York Times site will just use another list address. It
will, however, alleviate some of the "Do you want a home business?"
bullshit.
