On Fri, 2008-12-19 at 23:38 -0600, J.A. Terranson wrote: > On Fri, 19 Dec 2008, Lindsay Haisley wrote: > > <SNIP> > > > Mailman already has a SpamDetect module which is reasonably useless, and > > discards (not rejects) spam internally. What I'd really like is a way > > Lindsay, you cannot, repeat NOT -reject- after you have accepted a > message. Nonononono! Go look at the RFC if you have any doubt > whatsoever.
Why not? Mailman does it. There are many settings in Mailman which provide the option to silently _discard_ emails such as postings from non-members of a list. But I'm being perverse ;-) I've read the RFCs and understand what you're saying here. Basically, in the system I'm using, the _only_ mail that gets dropped altogether is list requests which are assigned a SA level over 5. Everything else for users and lists is quarantined or segregated, or rejected at the front door. > > I'm always doing things with my servers which others tell me I shouldn't > > do, and as long as I'm careful about security and efficiency I often end > > up with some pretty elegant and flexible solutions. And then people who > > told me not to do these things want to know how I got things to work the > > way I did ;-) > > And then shake their heads that you really did it? <grin!> > Please. Don't reject after an accept: that is de-facto spam. Well if it's any consolation to you, I don't ever explicitly send a rejection back to the envelope sender :-) -- Lindsay Haisley | "In an open world, | PGP public key FMP Computer Services | who needs Windows | available at 512-259-1190 | or Gates" | http://pubkeys.fmp.com http://www.fmp.com | | ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://wiki.list.org/x/AgA3 Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org Security Policy: http://wiki.list.org/x/QIA9
