On 26 May 1997, Matthias Urlichs wrote:
> > 2) When the lists can _reach_ usenet (this means read-only is BAD too)
> > this allows the spam hoarders to collect the addresses of people
> > who post to the lists for mass mailing purposes, no thanks.
>
> The spammers are already subscribing to tons of mailing lists. Linux-* is
> sure to be among them.
I can say without a doubt linux-kernel is rampant with spammers. Of the
rare times I post to this mailing-list, the following days I receive a
1/2 a dozen or so spams from various places. How about zapping the
user-list every couple of months to discourage spam subscribers?
Another alternative is something like what is done on BugTraq. Once in
a while (make it more frequently for linux-kernel), the listserver will
ask for resubscription. Failure to do so will have you unsubscribed in a
set period of time.
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