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[Full-Disclosure] Fighting Full-disclosure spam
From: full-disclosure () lists netsys com (Alan Rouse)
Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2002 09:14:38 -0400
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C2445D.B59B0042 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I see three ways to fight the spam attack on this list: =20 1. Light Moderation. By that I mean, posts that are clearly spam are rejected. (But no value judgements made on whether a certain security-related posting should be allowed). Repeat spammers are banned from the list. Etc... 2. Email client filtering. When you get a spam message, add a filter for the sender of that message. It at least makes it more difficult for these people to get the junk through.=20 3. Just ignore them. Perhaps they will eventually find something more interesting to do. =20 What not to do: =20 1. Don't reply to spam. 2. Don't unsubscribe. 3. Don't stop sending quality posts. =20 =20 If you do any of these last three things you are contributing to the demise of the list. =20 Thanks ------_=_NextPart_001_01C2445D.B59B0042 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <meta http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dus-ascii"> <meta name=3DGenerator content=3D"Microsoft Word 10 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} span.EmailStyle17 {font-family:Arial; color:windowtext;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} /* List Definitions */ ol {margin-bottom:0in;} ul {margin-bottom:0in;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=3DEN-US link=3Dblue vlink=3Dpurple> <div class=3DSection1> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>I see three ways to fight the spam attack on this = list:</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <ol start=3D1 type=3D1> <li class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Light Moderation. By that I mean, posts = that are clearly spam are rejected. (But no value judgements made on = whether a certain security-related posting should be </span></font><font = size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>all</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>owed). Repeat spammers are banned from the list. Etc...</span></font></li> <li class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Email client filtering. When you get a = spam message, add a filter for the sender of that message. It at = least makes it more difficult for these people to get the junk through. = </span></font></li> <li class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Just ignore them. Perhaps they will = eventu</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>all</span></font><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>y find something more interesting to do.</span></font></li> </ol> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>What not to do:</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <ol start=3D1 type=3D1> <li class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Don’t reply to spam.</span></font></li> <li class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Don’t unsubscribe.</span></font></li> <li class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Don’t stop sending quality posts. = </span></font></li> </ol> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>If you do any of these last three things you are contributing to the demise of the list.</span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'> </span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span = style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial'>Thanks</span></font></p> </div> </body> </html> =00 ------_=_NextPart_001_01C2445D.B59B0042--
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