I wasn't suggesting that we can avoid such interference, merely
that we stop taking the bait. Filtering can deal with much of it, although
it is a hassle to constantly tune the filters. And also does pose the
problem of missing actual good stuff if people respond under the old
subject line.
Ray Dillinger wrote:
> On Mon, 7 Aug 2000, Harmon Seaver wrote:
>
> > Frankly, I think that all the egroup subscriptions and trolls are
> >from LEO's who are carrying out a deliberate campaign to destroy the
> >cypherpunks list, or at least make it so painful to be on that no one
> >will stay.
>
> An interesting theory, and not terribly implausible if you think
> cypherpunks is important enough to them to try to break. However,
> given that the list is instantly infiltratable with zero effort,
> the only escape from that that would be taking the cypherpunks list
> completely underground - which would fundamentally alter its
> character.
>
> Bear
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