spam in commit-grub

spam in commit-grub

[Robert Millan]

There's spam in commit-grub.  Could posting be restricted to mail
originating from Savannah ?  The envelope sender seems to always be
of the form ${username}@savannah.gnu.org

-- 
Robert Millan

<GPLv2> I know my rights; I want my phone call!
<DRM> What use is a phone call, if you are unable to speak?
(as seen on /.)

Re: spam in commit-grub

[Yoshinori K. Okuji]

On Monday 31 December 2007 15:26, Robert Millan wrote:
> There's spam in commit-grub.  Could posting be restricted to mail
> originating from Savannah ?  The envelope sender seems to always be
> of the form ${username}@savannah.gnu.org

Which spam? I can't figure out what mail you meant. Maybe because I have a 
good filter, I don't find it. ;)

Okuji

Re: spam in commit-grub

[Robert Millan]

On Thu, Jan 03, 2008 at 12:20:59AM +0100, Yoshinori K. Okuji wrote:
> On Monday 31 December 2007 15:26, Robert Millan wrote:
> > There's spam in commit-grub.  Could posting be restricted to mail
> > originating from Savannah ?  The envelope sender seems to always be
> > of the form ${username}@savannah.gnu.org
> 
> Which spam? I can't figure out what mail you meant.

I would point you to it, but there are no archives.  I assure you I saw two
spam mails coming from that list.  :-)

> Maybe because I have a 
> good filter, I don't find it. ;)

I wouldn't like to run the risk of missing legitimate mail, specially in this
case that blocking spam is just a matter of restricting who can post to
commit-grub (like it happens on this list, which thankfuly is completely
spam-free).

-- 
Robert Millan

<GPLv2> I know my rights; I want my phone call!
<DRM> What use is a phone call, if you are unable to speak?
(as seen on /.)

Re: spam in commit-grub

[Robert Millan]

On Thu, Jan 03, 2008 at 01:55:37AM +0100, Robert Millan wrote:
> I wouldn't like to run the risk of missing legitimate mail, specially in this
> case that blocking spam is just a matter of restricting who can post to
> commit-grub (like it happens on this list, which thankfuly is completely
> spam-free).

Ah, the irony, I think I remember myself complaining that this list didn't
allow post to non-subscribers :-)

-- 
Robert Millan

<GPLv2> I know my rights; I want my phone call!
<DRM> What use is a phone call, if you are unable to speak?
(as seen on /.)

Re: spam in commit-grub

[Yoshinori K. Okuji]

On Thursday 03 January 2008 02:08, Robert Millan wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 03, 2008 at 01:55:37AM +0100, Robert Millan wrote:
> > I wouldn't like to run the risk of missing legitimate mail, specially in
> > this case that blocking spam is just a matter of restricting who can post
> > to commit-grub (like it happens on this list, which thankfuly is
> > completely spam-free).
>
> Ah, the irony, I think I remember myself complaining that this list didn't
> allow post to non-subscribers :-)

But actually the list is limited to subscribers. So if you get a spam, 
probably the from address was identical to a subscriber.

Okuji

RE: spam in commit-grub

[Gregg C Levine]

Hello!
Who's the list-admin for commit-grub? I am thinking I can take that cover
for a few weeks and see what happens. And what about resetting the list so
that it requires a moderator to accept all posts, that way if something that
is really junk does materialize we can throw it out. 
--
Gregg C Levine hansolofalcon@worldnet.att.net
"The Force will be with you always." Obi-Wan Kenobi
  


> -----Original Message-----
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[mailto:grub-devel-
> bounces+hansolofalcon=worldnet.att.net@gnu.org] On Behalf Of Yoshinori K.
Okuji
> Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 6:21 PM
> To: The development of GRUB 2
> Subject: Re: spam in commit-grub
> 
> On Monday 31 December 2007 15:26, Robert Millan wrote:
> > There's spam in commit-grub.  Could posting be restricted to mail
> > originating from Savannah ?  The envelope sender seems to always be
> > of the form ${username}@savannah.gnu.org
> 
> Which spam? I can't figure out what mail you meant. Maybe because I have a
> good filter, I don't find it. ;)
> 
> Okuji
> 
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Re: spam in commit-grub

[Robert Millan]

On Wed, Jan 02, 2008 at 11:19:20PM -0500, Gregg C Levine wrote:
> Hello!
> Who's the list-admin for commit-grub? I am thinking I can take that cover
> for a few weeks and see what happens. And what about resetting the list so
> that it requires a moderator to accept all posts, that way if something that
> is really junk does materialize we can throw it out. 

I don't object to you doing that job, but I think it's unnecessary that:

  - Someone has to go through mails by hand.
  - We get each commit message with a delay.

just to avoid having the list reject illegitimate posters, which can either
be defined as:

  - Anyone except Savannah.
  - Anyone except Savannah and non-subscribers.

commit-grub specificaly is not a list for public discussion.  If we have this
for grub-devel, I don't see why we can't have it for commit-grub as well.

-- 
Robert Millan

<GPLv2> I know my rights; I want my phone call!
<DRM> What use is a phone call, if you are unable to speak?
(as seen on /.)