* 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
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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")
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* 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
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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
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* 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")
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