Ming, One possible idea: can we set the list to member post only and then moderate the member subscription? The moderator can send a challenge email to the subscriber, the hope is true SPAMMER perhaps won't have time to reply the challenge email.
-Min On Sat, 16 Jul 2005 Ming Hua wrote : > Package: lists.debian.org > Severity: important > > Dear list masters, > > It seems the recent change in the mailing list system is causing a huge > spam surge on [EMAIL PROTECTED] list. There have been about 50 > spams in the past 12 hours, meantime the amount of legit mails is > probably 10. > > The large noise/signal ratio is making the list unreadable. If there is > nothing wrong with the bug filtering system, please consider setting > debian-chinese-gb under moderation temporarily (so that we at least have > a sane environment to discuss how to deal with these spam in the long > term). > > Thanks, > Ming > 2005.07.16 > > -- System Information: > Debian Release: testing/unstable > APT prefers unstable > APT policy: (500, 'unstable') > Architecture: i386 (i686) > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash > Kernel: Linux 2.6.8-2-k7 > Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

