> > This guy has been spamming the Classpath mailing list for almost a
> > year. I have been off the list for a few months, and really can't
> > believe that this toner guy is still spamming Classphat. I can of
> > course filter this email, but I--and doubtlessly the rest of the list as
> > well--would really appreciate it if the list admin could take measures
> > against blocking email from this spammer. If the list admin is short of
> > time--as I'm sure we all are--I'd be happy to look up the blocking
> > procedure if someone would provide me with the mailing list software
> > name and version. :)
>
> It's SmartList (ie procmail based) I think.
Adding the following to the .procmailrc file of whatever user the
mailing list runs as ought to do the trick:
# Oh most noble Emacs, be in -*- sh -*- mode for this procmail script!
#
# purpose: Catch Benchmark spam directed to the Classpath mailing list
# author: Daniel L. Rall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
#
SPAM_ARCHIVE=/tmp/classpath-spammers
# Stop that printer toner spammer!
:0
* ^From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
$SPAM_ARCHIVE
This works on my RedHat Linux setup, but I have never messed around with
procmail before. I'm making the assumption that the mailing list server
is running sendmail with configuration files that run procmail by
default (I realize that this could be a big assumption...I grep of the
/etc/sendmail.* files for procmail should shed some light). Also, I
called up the bastards on the phone and left a polite--really, I swear
it was--message for them to stop spamming us. I don't figure that the
phone message will work, but hopefully the filter will. ;)
--
Daniel Rall ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
