Re: y2kbug news

To: CALC-TI@LISTS.PPP.TI.COM
Subject: Re: y2kbug news
From: Tamas Papp <tpapp@STUDENTS.AHUWC.K12.NM.US>
Date: Wed, 3 Mar 1999 15:04:19 -0700
Comments: To: "Aaron S. Hawley" <ashawley@ZOO.UVM.EDU>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.WNT.4.10.9903031447160.-311263@aaron.hawley.uvm.edu>
Reply-To: Tamas Papp <tpapp@STUDENTS.AHUWC.K12.NM.US>

On Wed, 3 Mar 1999, Aaron S. Hawley wrote:

> On Wed, 3 Mar 1999, Miroslaw J. Wiechowski wrote:
>
> > >Can we set this list up like several others I'm on such that it only accepts
> > >mail from subscribers?  That really cuts down on the spam.
> > >
> > >Tim Dixon         tdixon@fwi.com        http://www2.fwi.com/~tdixon
> >
> > YES! YES! YES!
> >
> > mjw
>
> i hear that too, and support the measure.  however, why hasn't that be
> done anyway. cause currently spamming occurs on the list, and the same
> question is asked in the same day.
>

I don't know what OS is hosting the lists, but Unix systems have a
database called spamdb, which can be downloaded (automatically, by cron)
and used by the MTA.

jabberwock

#   "Users?" cried the Consultant in disbelief. "Users?! You mean
#   secretaries, accountants, architects. Manual laborers!"

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