Re: [ECOS] Spam on list

[Bart Veer <bartv at ecoscentric dot com>]

>>>>> "Andrew" == Andrew Lunn <andrew.lunn@ascom.ch> writes:

    Andrew> Would it be possible to get a spam filter installed on the
    Andrew> mailling lists? Does sources have such a thing for other
    Andrew> lists they maintain?

sources.redhat.com already has extensive spam filtering on all mailing
lists. I do not have current statistics, but I suspect that some days
the number of filtered spams exceeds legitimate postings. However the
filtering is not perfect, and occasionally a spam will get through.

There are a couple of ways in which the rules can be tightened on a
per-list basis, e.g. only allowing subscribers to post, but those all
have disadvantages. Given the fairly small number of spams that make
it through the filters, I think the current setup is about right.

Bart

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