X-pop3-spooler: POP3MAIL 2.1.0 b 4 980420 -bs- X-Authentication-Warning: basis.Desk.nl: listserv set sender to owner-beastium-list AT basis DOT desk DOT nl using -f Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 11:20:36 -0800 From: David Message-Id: <199812081920.LAA09094@Midnight.Hacking.in.the.land.of.Kalifornia.com> To: derbyshire AT globalserve DOT net Cc: beastium-list AT desk DOT nl Reply-To: david AT kalifornia DOT com Subject: Re: unsolicited e-mail In-Reply-To: <3.0.6.32.19981208092557.00826d00@pop.netaddress.com> X-Mailer: XCmail 0.99.7devel - with PGP support, PGP engine version 0.5 X-Mailerorigin: http://www.fsai.fh-trier.de/~schmitzj/Xclasses/XCmail/ MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-beastium-list AT basis DOT Desk DOT nl Status: RO Content-Length: 1129 Lines: 26 Reply to mail from Paul Derbyshire about unsolicited e-mail ----------------- >>of course, blocking @aol.com is going to stop 99% of it. it seems aol >>exploded into spam central again recently. i'm very close to applying a >>corporate blackhole list locally AND TO RBL, AGAINST AOL if aol doesn't >>take steps to make spamming from them less lucrative. > > There are 2 problems with that: > 1. Legitimate beastium users on AOL will get blocked. > 2. A lot of spam has AOL forged in the from: line but really came from > someplace else... 1) unfortunately, true. 2) RBL would only affect real connections from AOL, not faked. this would be fixed by making the list subscriber only with non-subscriber bouncing to a moderator. the moderator can then further automate by rejecting "FREE $$$" type emails with procmail; "pgcc ..." automatically getting sent to the list...etc. -d -- Look, Windows 98 Buy, lemmings, buy! MCSE, Must Consult Someone Experienced __ (c) 1998 David Ford. Redistribution via the Microsoft Network is prohibited \/ for linux-kernel: please read linux/Documentation/* before posting problems