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LF: FW: RE: Junk mail via lf reflector

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Subject: LF: FW: RE: Junk mail via lf reflector
From: "John W Gould" <[email protected]>
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 08:30:55 -0000
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Thought I would re-send as it didn't appear to be reflected - maybe it isn't
spam!

John

-----Original Message-----
From: John W Gould [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 20:40
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: RE: Junk mail via lf reflector


Speaking to the sysop we can limit e-mails that are passed by the reflector
to those that are sent from a subscriber to the reflector.  The only
downside to this is that there are a few dozen amongst the 254 who subscribe
to the reflector that post from other than their nominal e-mail address,
e.g. from a work e-mail address as well as home.  They would have to
subscribe from their alternative e-mail address and suffer duplicate
delivery of all e-mails, since there isn't an option to set "no mail" on the
current version of majordomo, the reflector's operating system.

Medium-term the sysop is planning to change from majordomo to mailman.  This
has the "no mail" option as well as other useful features.

Grateful for comments "for" or "against" limiting e-mails to those from
subscriber e-mail accounts.  I'm particularly interested in those who
normally access the reflector from more than one e-mail address, since all
others benefit by a reduction, if not elimination, of spams without any
downside.

73 John, G3WKL

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On
Behalf Of John W Gould
Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 21:34
To: [email protected]
Subject: LF: RE: Junk mail via lf reflector


I'll take this up with the sysop...

John, G3WKL

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On
Behalf Of Dave Sergeant
Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 16:05
To: rsgb_lf_group
Subject: LF: Junk mail via lf reflector


There have been a number of instances recently (one today) of spam being
sent via the
lf reflector.  The reflector is in fact configured so that anybody can post
(try it
with one of your alternate email addresses), but obviously only those
subscribed will
receive postings.  Perhaps it is time to change this, ie so that only those
subscribed can post.

Perhaps the sysops of the list would comment.  Spam is getting more and more
of a
nuisance.

73s Dave G3YMC
[email protected]
[email protected]
http://www.dsergeant.btinternet.co.uk










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