From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.7 required=5.0 tests=DMARC_NONE,FSL_HELO_NON_FQDN_1, HELO_NO_DOMAIN,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RDNS_DYNAMIC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from cyclops (c-ea1c71d5.013-21-6d6c6d90.cust.bredbandsbolaget.se [213.113.28.234]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 61BE1AC63E for ; Fri, 27 Sep 2002 14:13:23 -0500 (CDT) Received: from fredde by cyclops with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17v0Y8-0008F1-00 for ; Fri, 27 Sep 2002 21:13:16 +0200 Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2002 21:13:16 +0200 From: Fredrik Jagenheim To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Spam filters Message-ID: <20020927191316.GA31608@pobox.com> Mail-Followup-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org References: <20020927122808.31B2EA30B0@mbox1.su.se> <20020927150350.GK19495@kruhft.dyndns.org> <20020927161704.GA641@ufies.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20020927161704.GA641@ufies.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.1i Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux developer list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: 427f7c52-3c26-4db2-a897-3c22c6dcbf9f X-Archives-Hash: 33e83627eb3a55ef056778c62bf49979 On Fri, Sep 27, 2002 at 09:17:04AM -0700, Alan wrote: > I have to agree with this. Someone mentioned the reason was > accessability to new users, but I'm in the same situation as Burton, on > a bunch of lists, all subscriber only, except for gimp-dev (which gets > spam as well, or did when I was still receiving mail to it). My feeling And here is the thing I want to stress a little further. I think it's worse for a mailinglist to lose people unsubscribing due to spam than missing one or two questions from newbies who can't bother to subscribe in the first place. > Totally OT, I installed bogofilter this morning thanks to the > suggestions on the list, and it seems to be working fine so far. Only > one piece of spam caught, but it's one for one so far :) Kinda wierd > when you actually *want* spam (if only to catch it!) I installed spamassassin a month or so ago and since then I've spent more time looking at spam than ever before. I just love to see what keywords and phrases it has triggered on. :) Brgds, //Humming