Re: Spam coming from the list

[Russell King <rmk@arm.linux.org.uk>]

On Sun, Sep 26, 2004 at 11:45:25AM -0300, Julio De Gregorio wrote:
> Hello,
>     I'm a reader of the list, which I like very much, but I've
> recently noticed we are receiving spam sent to the list, I'm not sure
> who is the administrator, but it would be very nice if he sets some
> filter on the server.

I know.  However, I'm _really_ busy at the moment, and we will be
transitioning stuff over to a new server.  (There's a long story
behind that which involves various UK parcel companies, many
months, lost parcels and parcels turning up at completely the wrong
end of the country...)

Currently, someone else is looking in to sorting out the mail server
configurations so that we can easily transition people over to the
new server, though we're waiting on some mail server software features
which will be available in the next version.

Then there is the problem that we have several tens of domains to
deal with, and not all of them may wish to have a restrictive spam
policy.

In other words, it's going to be a while before this can be resolved
satisfactorially.

>     Also I'd like to remark it's not a complaint, but a sugestion, as
> I have my own spam filter (gmail) and it works very well. Just thought
> it would be useful for all of us, if we cut it at the root.

Indeed it would, but it takes time and effort when dealing with a
system which has "evolved" rather than having been sanely planned
from the start.

-- 
Russell King
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