> > You know that and I know that and probably all the legitimate
> > subscribers to the list know that -- but we're dealing with
> > cretins here, and so we need to take effective steps against
> > them. I don't want to unsubscribe, but I don't want all the
> > junk either.
>
> I've just blocked them and a few other robot-driven sites who appear
> driven to only increase the problem by generating automated replies.
>
> - Jordan
[ ... ]
> 1. configure all autoresponders to never send anything with
> Precedence: bulk in the header,
>
> 2. close the list, as it was proposed.
3. Automatically delete all MIME parts with:
Content-Type: application/*
Which are ever sent via the list software.
4. Refuse to accept messages with the header:
X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service*
(mail from users of Outlook)
[The asterisks are a globbing pattern]
It seems that this Peter person is the guy doing the resending;
we could also just block him, until he upgrades his email client
so that it's no longer vulnerable to this worm (not virus: people
who write antivirus software are so bad with terminology).
Terry Lambert
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