Re: backscatter Re: Eliminating SPAM from archive (Was: Yet another list statistics for debian-edu)
On Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:27:16 +0100, Holger Levsen <holger@layer-acht.org> wrote:
...
>> > I'm seriously
>> > considering unsubscribing to from this list due to this
>> > latest bout of spam bounces on it...
>
> The problem with backscatter is, that it's really hard to fight,
That sucks
> because it's basically legitimate mail.
Alas, this part will make many a reader think "you suck",
because we human readers can clearly identify those bounces
as misplaced and undesireable. We just can't come up with
the ultimate(*) filter rule for it.
Those who _can_, employ a suitable filter rule.
Those who _can't_, bitch or unsubscribe.
It is a prediction, not an order. :-)
*) Ultimate rule: Human and computer friendly,
i.e. no false positives and modest resource consumption.
--
Herman Robak
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