RFC: spammer policy
Matthew Woehlke
mw_triad at users.sourceforge.net
Thu Mar 5 19:19:13 CET 2009
Randy Kramer wrote:
> On a yahoo mail list that I run, I have things set up (yahoo features
> support this) so:
> * only members can post to the list
> * members posts to the list are moderated until I decide to allow
> them to post unmoderated
I would prefer this, but I don't know if it is possible with KDE's
setup. (Anyway, Datschge would have to address that, as he's the list
owner.)
> Other than that, if you go the blacklist route, I presume there will be:
> * a means of appeal in case someone is blacklisted in error (based
> on, for example, someone else spoofing their address)
Presumably sending mail to the list owner still works.
> * a notice sent to them when they are blacklisted, so if they are a
> real, non-spamming person they can do something about it, rather than
> waiting until they notice no longer getting something from the list
I wouldn't know, but my guess is the mail just never shows up. (I would
hope most people are smart enough to ask the list owner when this is
happening, however.)
> I guess, thinking about it some more, I don't see the point in keeping
> them from subscribing / receiving emails from the list
Spammer subscribes to list. Spammer happily harvests e-mail addresses
from the inbound mail.
That said, Datschge informed me that the existing policy is blacklisting
without banning from subscribing. I suppose I'll just continue that.
--
Matthew
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