Re: Sign of the times?

From: Crispin Cowan (crispin@private)
Date: Mon Nov 05 2001 - 11:05:43 PST

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    Alan wrote:
    
    >Has there actually been any spam on this list?  I have only been on it a 
    >short time, but the only complaints of spam that I have seen were over 
    >off-topic posts, not actual spam.
    >
    There have been a few actual spams that got through, but not many. 
    Normally the first few are harbringer's of more to come, but such has 
    not been the case.  IMHO, CRIME needs a charter more than it needs new 
    list server technologies.
    
    >>WireX's lists are closed, and it works very well.  Occasionally people
    >>try to spam it, but I'm the only one who sees the spam. Occasionally a
    >>non-subscriber posts something topical, and I pass it through.  Spam
    >>out-numbers the non-subscriber topical posts, so this arrangement works.
    >>
    >Are any of those spams sent to the list directly or are they all Bcced?
    >
    It varies. Not all spam uses bcc:
    
    Crispin
    
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    Chief Scientist, WireX Communications, Inc. http://wirex.com
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