Speaking as an IETF WG co-chair, I know the PILC list has gotten spammed by
people who also hit every other IETF WG list I was subscribed to. Whether
automated or not, it's not as impractical to spam IETF lists as I wish it
was.
The special thrill I get is when some bonehead does this two weeks before an
IETF meeting, of course. Why isn't RUN standing-room-only?
Spencer
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Farley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 3:48 PM
Subject: Re: Mailing list policy
>
> --- John Stracke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Michael Richardson wrote:
> >
> > > This "list of lists", alas, would become a spammer/head-hunter
> > target if
> > > made too easily accessible, but we already have that problem.
> >
> > In addition, it would mean that anybody subscribed to one IETF list
> > could spam all
> > of them, which would weaken the protection. Today, if you want to
> > spam all of
> > them, you have to subscribe to all of them, which is impractical.
> >
>
> Impractical, but through software, not impossible. Could readily be
> automated
