Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!weretis.net!feeder4.news.weretis.net!newsfeed.kpn.net!pfeed08.wxs.nl!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed6.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.106 X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.79; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:spam': 0.04; 'deletes': 0.09; 'scoring': 0.09; 'am,': 0.12; 'list?': 0.13; 'anymore.': 0.16; 'aquarium': 0.16; 'spamassassin': 0.16; 'versa.': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.16; 'to:2**1': 0.20; 'archives': 0.21; 'jason': 0.21; "doesn't": 0.22; 'stuff': 0.22; 'header:In-Reply- To:1': 0.22; 'aug': 0.24; 'receives': 0.24; 'subject:List': 0.25; 'discussed': 0.28; "won't": 0.29; 'print': 0.29; 'basically,': 0.30; 'thanks': 0.30; 'scanned': 0.31; 'changing': 0.31; 'list': 0.32; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.33; "i've": 0.34; "i'll": 0.34; 'filter': 0.34; 'google': 0.36; 'anything': 0.36; 'charset:us- ascii': 0.36; 'explain': 0.36; 'skip:" 10': 0.36; 'club': 0.37; 'but': 0.37; 'experience,': 0.38; 'subject:: ': 0.39; 'feed': 0.39; 'vice': 0.39; 'getting': 0.39; 'header': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'mailing': 0.39; 'where': 0.40; 'your': 0.61; 'company': 0.61; 'family': 0.62; 'miss': 0.64; 'url:groups': 0.64; 'postings': 0.64; 'home': 0.66; 'buy': 0.67; 'visit': 0.67; 'touch': 0.68; 'groups.': 0.68; 'details.': 0.71; 'gentle': 0.77; 'received:10.252': 0.84; 'received:10.252.0': 0.84; 'postings.': 0.91; 'adventure': 0.93 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Subject: RE: List spam Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2011 09:41:52 -0400 In-Reply-To: <0A9E373A-AA62-4DD4-83B9-B4424037BF6B@semanchuk.com> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: List spam Thread-Index: AcxdrEPD2g9sUAqVT06Aw+4VOvVFCAAAJf/A From: "Jason Staudenmayer" To: "Philip Semanchuk" , "python-list list" X-ST-MF-Message-Resent: 8/18/2011 09:41 X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 38 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1313675121 news.xs4all.nl 23979 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:55472 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.python:11753 > On Aug 18, 2011, at 8:58 AM, Jason Staudenmayer wrote: > > > I really like this list as part of my learning tools but > the amount of spam that I've been getting from it is CRAZY. > Doesn't anything get scanned before it sent to the list? > > This has been discussed on the list a number of times before, > so I'll refer you to the archives for details. > > Basically, the mailing list receives postings from Google > Groups and vice versa. Most of the spam comes from Google > Groups. If you add a mail filter that deletes anything with > the "Organization" header set to "http://groups.google.com", > you won't see much spam anymore. In my experience, you'll > also miss a number of legitimate postings. > Ahhh, that would explain all the google stuff in the headers. Thanks for the heads-up I'll look at changing my spamassassin scoring for those. Jason Adventure Aquarium is America's Most Touchable Aquarium! Featuring the ALL NEW Stingray Beach Club Where you can touch and hand feed the gentle stingrays To buy and print your tickets at home visit www.AdventureAquarium.com ..=B7><((((=BA>..=B7`=B7.><((((=BA>..=B7`=B7.><((((=BA>..=B7`=B7.><= ((((=BA> ..=B7`=B7.><((((=BA>..=B7`=B7.><((((= =BA>..=B7`=B7.><((((=BA> ..=B7><((((=BA>..=B7`=B7.><((((=BA> A Herschend Family Entertainment Company