Re: List spam

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Date	2011-08-18 18:46 +0100
Subject	Re: List spam
From	Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.python
Message-ID	<mailman.181.1313689612.27778.python-list@python.org> (permalink)

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On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 3:37 PM, Ghodmode <ghodmode@ghodmode.com> wrote:
> Make an effort to curb the spam even if it means killing the newsgroup
> availability.  Choose mailman or Google Groups, or another single
> solution.  Make it members only, but allow anyone to register with an
> automated confirmation email and a CAPTCHA.  Appoint a list admin who
> has a few minutes each day to scan subjects of emails for spammers and
> remove them from the members list.
>

Unfortunately spammers can create email addresses very quickly, and
CAPTCHAs are inherently weak (even the best of them are easily cracked
by the Chinese human "botnets"). However, I wouldn't be against a
system of spam filtering with three levels: Not Spam, gets straight
onto the list; Definite Spam, gets deleted; and Dubious, which gets
dropped into a mod's basket.

ChrisA

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