Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 06:48:57 -0600
Reply-To: Marshall Ruskin <mjruskin@HOME.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Marshall Ruskin <mjruskin@HOME.COM>
Subject: Re: Spam, a modest proposal
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This is a good idea.
I don't see any significant drawbacks.
Marshall Ruskin
84 Westy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob O'Shaughnessy" <vanagon@COLUMBUS.RR.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 6:25 AM
Subject: Spam, a modest proposal
> First, the spam is getting really bad. 2-3 messages per day is
> starting to enter the realm of wasting the resources that we all
> personally contributed.
>
> Because of this, the list should be closed again. Anyone who chose
> to spam at that point will have been authenticated, and can be instantly
> booted, and hunted down like a dog, if need be.
>
> The only reasonable argument that I've heard so far for keeping the
> list open is that people need posting access to the list from a non-list
> email account. While something as common as a work account is should
> easily handled by subscribing and then turning the nomail option on (if
> it isn't, there are other options), there remains the problem of people
> making emergency postings from the road.
>
> I would suggest that the answer here is another email address that
> is forwarded to the list. Something easy to remember, like
> 911@vanagon.com (despite the Porsche implications) or emergency@v or
> help@v. This address could be easily changed when or if the spammers
> have figured out that the address goes to all of our subscribers and/or
> it could be set up to go through a filtering service like SpamCop
> (http://www.spamcop.net) that would intercept most of the spam, and give
> us the opportunity to report it. If need be, I'll volunteer my SpamCop
> account (and the costs incurred) to take care of this.
>
> Okay, discuss amongst yourselves.
>
> _________________________________________________________
>
> Bob O'Shaughnessy, Columbus, OH
> vanagon@columbus.rr.com
> 99 A3 Jetta TDI
> 85GL with basic Westy interior
> 74 Bus (Dad's)
> 72 Wife, 94 Rabbit, 95 Cat, 96 cat, 98 Kid 11/06/00 Kid!
> 52 House
>
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