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Number   :  2921
Date     :  2002-10-13
Author   :  CBFalconer
Subject  :  Re: A fight against spamming
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Kan Yabumoto wrote:
> 
> If you are a subscriber of this group, you have probably
> noticed the increase in spam message in this board.
> 
... snip ...
> 
> In the future, I will go ahead and remove a member
> whose Email address raises any suspicion (Of course,
> those who will join here in the future would not
> know this rule).
> 
> I think a tough anti-spamming legislation is badly
> needed. These "criminal" acts are costing the
> society a significant amount of wasted time. They
> must be chased and prosecuted.
> 
> Any idea or suggestions?

Most mailing lists to which I subscribe send an e-mail to confirm
the subscription, and don't actually subscribe until they receive
a reply from that subscriber. That ensures that the subscriber
can be reached, and was not spoofed by some script kiddie.

The yahoo groups may not be suitable for this. Jpsoft used to use
another service for the purpose, which was more or less
satisfactory and made the equivalent of a newsgroup until it got
screwed up. It may have been fixed by now, but I don't download
the pseudo newsgroup any more. Their service provided newsgroup
and webpage access.

You might also consider creating a real moderated newsgroup.

-- 
Chuck F (cbfalconer@y...) (cbfalconer@w...)
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