Re: spam in lists (bug list mainly)
Adrian Bridgett <adrian.bridgett@poboxes.com> wrote:
> I should have been clearer - mail block the ISP if it's customers are
> causing a high percentage of problems. Since AOL give out so many
> free accounts with no checking then it is their own fault - they are
> not being reponsible. Sometimes I think the only way to close down
> the spammers is to blacklist places like AOL. When people stop using
> AOL because they can't post anywhere AOL will sit up and do something
> about it. Prevention is better than a cure.
You might as well try blacklisting the wind.
The thing is: internet connectivity is getting cheaper and cheaper.
And, as the barriers to entry drop, the noise floor rises.
On the whole, this is a good thing (the alternative would require rather
facist for the internet as a whole), but it can be annoying at times.
Certainly, some level of filtering is appropriate. But both too much and
too little are less than ideal. This partial moderation idea (where
someone volunteers to weed through mail from noisey areas) strikes me
as a rather nice compromise.
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Raul
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