On 12/19/01 03:07 PM, Gervase Markham wrote: > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > > Re: Spammage > From: > > Gervase Markham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: > > Wed, 19 Dec 2001 20:07:26 +0000 > > Newsgroups: > > netscape.public.mozilla.general > > >>These mailing lists are also Usenet groups (which is how most of the >>people here access them, FWIW). Spammers post here, hoping to find >>someone dumb enough to read their messages. >> > > > Actually, 90% of the spam comes in via the mailing list gateway. > > It's a recognised problem; [EMAIL PROTECTED] is considering options to > deal with it. > > Gerv > >
Can't you have a rule that says allow post only if from a subscribed email address? Also, the mailinglist-newsgroup gateway could mangle the email addresses so that people don't get spammed because they posted their real address on a newsgroup. Pratik.
