Re: More problems with Debian and list SPAM
On Fri, Feb 15, 2002 at 10:31:35AM -0600, Steve Langasek wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 15, 2002 at 09:56:53AM -0600, Nathan E Norman wrote:
>
> > However, the real answer lies in my first paragraph. We need a scheme
> > to keep spam off the lists. I think unknown poster moderation would
> > work well; though of course then you need moderators. I'll regret
> > saying it but I could help out, for a few lists anyway.
>
> I've publicly volunteered once before, and I don't hesitate to repeat my
> offer to help with hand-processing of unconfirmed posts. I'm such a
> list junkie anyways that a little more isn't going to hurt me.
I've done the same. I just wonder if I've not volunteered in the
right place or to the right people...
>
> > The other moderation issue is "what indicates a known poster"; someone
> > else suggested the known poster list should be the union of subscribed
> > addresses for all debian lists.
>
> Having an overly-broad list of senders who're allowed in without
> hand-processing isn't going to hurt us. Anything is an improvement over
> what we have now.
>
> I favor automatic approval for all subscribers on all lists, plus all
> PGP-signed messages.
That sounds pretty good, but I'm not sure checking for PGP sigs would
be worthwhile. Manually adding them to a whitelist (or automatically
adding perhaps) would be better.
--
Adam Olsen, aka Rhamphoryncus
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