Hello ACCMailers ... This is a another follow-up to the discussions on spam and list moderation (last message was "Spams + Viruses", 30 June 2002).
The changes I made reduced the torrent of spam, but did not stop it entirely. It seems the Listserv spam filter does not work effectively on spam that uses non-English character sets, so I am still seeing a fair amount of spam from Korea (which I can't read) and Turkey (mostly porn). So I have read through the most recent documentation, and consulted others who are more familiar with this new version of Listserv ... and I propose what I think should be a final solution. In fact, I have just done it ... TWO CHANGES * All subscribers (except those listed as 'owners') now have the 'REVIEW' flag set. That means your posts must be sent to a moderator for approval, just as before. * Only subscribers may post. Messages from anyone who is not a subscriber will be rejected. This is the key change that should stop *all* spam permanently. As far as I know, nobody reading this will notice any difference at all -- all messages will be moderated, and you will still be protected from spam and viruses. The impact on subscribers should be zero, but the benefit to moderators should be substantial. However, if anyone finds they are inconvenienced in any way, please contact me off-list so I can investigate :-> -- szs `AT` szs.net Memo: Many ACCMAIL questions are answered in Gerald Boyd's http://www.expita.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ACCMAIL Info (automatically generated) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To UNSUBscribe: Send UNSUBSCRIBE ACCMAIL to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To get the ACCMAIL FAQ: Send e-mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" and enter only this line in the BODY of the note: send usenet/news.answers/internet-services/access-via-email ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
