Re: Does vger.kernel.org automatically drop spams?

[Bill Davidsen]

Tetsuo Handa wrote:
> Hello.
>
> Matti Aarnio wrote:
> > > Does vger.kernel.org have spam filter and automatically drop spams?
> > Yes.  Yes.  And even worse: SILENTLY drop it.  The reason was:
> >
> >      global taboo header: m!OJFS!
> >
> > I don't recall why that was declared taboo, but it apparently bites
> > on References: headers..  Entirely unintentional, I assure you.
>
> I see. Thank you.
>
> Well, may be my address was registered as a spammer.
>
> What should I do to post my message?
>
> Should I use different From: address?
> Should I stop sending to multiple lists?
Since this was in the References header, stop replying to messages with 
OFJS in the Message-Id would do it, if I read Matti's reply correctly.

Were other replies also blocked, Matti? Does the filter hit References: 
but not In-Reply-To: and so apply to responses to the post found in a 
newsgroup but not on the mailing list?

> > We (the postmasters) can approve your messages for posting, but it
> > will take a few hours that I get off work, and have time to do it.
> > (I need to do some additional setups, all those lists are not
> > in my existing majordomo password database..)
>
> Should I wait for your approval?


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