On Thursday, August 18, 2011 12:08:00 PM Ghodmode did opine: > On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 9:39 PM, Philip Semanchuk <phi...@semanchuk.com> wrote: > > On Aug 18, 2011, at 8:58 AM, Jason Staudenmayer wrote: > >> I really like this list as part of my learning tools but the amount > >> of spam that I've been getting from it is CRAZY. Doesn't anything > >> get scanned before it sent to the list? > > > > This has been discussed on the list a number of times before, so I'll > > refer you to the archives for details. > > > > Basically, the mailing list receives postings from Google Groups and > > vice versa. Most of the spam comes from Google Groups. If you add a > > mail filter that deletes anything with the "Organization" header set > > to "http://groups.google.com";, you won't see much spam anymore. In my > > experience, you'll also miss a number of legitimate postings. > > You are absolutely right, it has been brought up before. But I'm glad > it's been brought up again. It's such a problem that it degrades the > usefulness of the list and the community. > > Most of the mailing lists I'm on are managed using Google Groups and > many of them are on mailman, like this list. I don't see spam on > them, so I don't know what's going on here. > > It's not really filtering at all. Most lists only allow members to > post and the admins are quick to boot offenders. > > For the most part, I'm just a lurker, so my suggestion shouldn't carry > as much weight, but here it is anyway... > > Make an effort to curb the spam even if it means killing the newsgroup > availability. Choose mailman or Google Groups, or another single > solution. Make it members only, but allow anyone to register with an > automated confirmation email and a CAPTCHA. Appoint a list admin who > has a few minutes each day to scan subjects of emails for spammers and > remove them from the members list. > > ... problem solved. > > Yes. I'm saying we should abandon those who only follow the list via > newsgroups. > Yes. I'm willing to do the work, but I'm not the right choice.
+100 (or whatever it takes) > > HTH > > Philip > > -- > Ghodmode > http://www.ghodmode.com/blog Cheers, gene -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) The state of innocence contains the germs of all future sin. -- Alexandre Arnoux, "Etudes et caprices" -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
