* Re: Application [not found] <20030625231109.624783B3C0@mail.hq.newdream.net> @ 2003-06-26 0:04 ` Will Yardley 2003-06-26 1:21 ` Application Dan Nelson 0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread From: Will Yardley @ 2003-06-26 0:04 UTC (permalink / raw) To: zsh-users On Wed, Jun 25, 2003 at 04:10:52PM +0000, maureens@uidaho.edu wrote: > Please see the attached zip file for details. Crapload of these today. While the filtering seemed to be working for a while, I still think that closing the list to offlist subscribers and / or requiring confirmation à la TMDA for non-subscribers is a good idea... I know it's been said before, but I find that the spam and viruses I get through this list almost exceed the useful information I get from it. Most technical lists these days require subscription, and while this may be problematic for some, I think the benefits outweigh the drawbacks. -- "Since when is skepticism un-American? Dissent's not treason but they talk like it's the same..." (Sleater-Kinney - "Combat Rock") ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread
* Re: Application 2003-06-26 0:04 ` Application Will Yardley @ 2003-06-26 1:21 ` Dan Nelson 2003-06-26 1:26 ` Application Will Yardley 0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread From: Dan Nelson @ 2003-06-26 1:21 UTC (permalink / raw) To: zsh-users In the last episode (Jun 25), Will Yardley said: > On Wed, Jun 25, 2003 at 04:10:52PM +0000, maureens@uidaho.edu wrote: > > Please see the attached zip file for details. > > Crapload of these today. While the filtering seemed to be working for > a while, I still think that closing the list to offlist subscribers > and / or requiring confirmation à la TMDA for non-subscribers is a > good idea... > > I know it's been said before, but I find that the spam and viruses I > get through this list almost exceed the useful information I get from > it. Most technical lists these days require subscription, and while > this may be problematic for some, I think the benefits outweigh the > drawbacks. This list is the only one I'm subscribed to that has gotten flooded with these Sobig viruses, and I don't think any of them require subscription to post. I don't know if that means the other lists have virus filters, or that they just aren't popular enough to be in many Outlook users' mailboxes :) Putting even TMDA on a help list is going to discourage people from posting. -- Dan Nelson dnelson@allantgroup.com ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread
* Re: Application 2003-06-26 1:21 ` Application Dan Nelson @ 2003-06-26 1:26 ` Will Yardley 0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread From: Will Yardley @ 2003-06-26 1:26 UTC (permalink / raw) To: zsh-users On Wed, Jun 25, 2003 at 08:21:22PM -0500, Dan Nelson wrote: > In the last episode (Jun 25), Will Yardley said: > > I know it's been said before, but I find that the spam and viruses > > I get through this list almost exceed the useful information I get > > from it. Most technical lists these days require subscription, > > and while this may be problematic for some, I think the benefits > > outweigh the drawbacks. > This list is the only one I'm subscribed to that has gotten flooded > with these Sobig viruses, and I don't think any of them require > subscription to post. I don't know if that means the other lists > have virus filters, or that they just aren't popular enough to be in > many Outlook users' mailboxes :) I'm on a number of technical lists, and I've seen viruses hit lists which you would definitely not expect them to hit (the mutt-users and mutt-devel lists, for example). > Putting even TMDA on a help list is going to discourage people from > posting. Well not to be a jerk, but I don't really think that responding to a confirmation message or subscribing to a mailing list is going to deter someone who really wants help. It's never deterred me in the past. Hell, I doubt someone would really mind moderating / manually approving messages which are from non-subscribers. A list which gets more spam / viruses than actual content IS likely to make people who are able to help those that need it UNsubscribe. Programmers and geeks tend to get a lot of email, and none of us need more spam or viruses than we already get. -- "Since when is skepticism un-American? Dissent's not treason but they talk like it's the same..." (Sleater-Kinney - "Combat Rock") ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread
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