On Oct 26, 2015, at 12:35 PM, Jim Popovitch <jim...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 24, 2015 at 10:39 PM, Scott Weeks <sur...@mauigateway.com> wrote:

>> It looks like someone's trying to make a point.
> 
> The takeaway is:
> 
> 1) NANOG doesn't seem to do simple inbound spam filtering  :-)

In fairness to the Communications Committee (of which I have zero influence or 
power), a few points:

1) They apparently filtered it more than a day ago, we are just seeing the 
queue drain. Which is not surprising on a mailing list of > 10K email addresses.

2) Inbound spam filtering is VERY HARD on something like NANOG. How many people 
here post things like samples of spam? Imagine the backlash: “This is an 
operational list. How could you not expect operational content to include 
samples?!?!?!  AAARRGGGGGHHHHHHHh HRHFLSHFBEAW% 
^&*DKJHFSLkdjh@#%asltrifhuawlekhtfweq5r1r#@%!@#QWEGDAwsgfhqw!!!!111!!!!” (That 
is honestly what I expect of some posters here….)

3) Anyone who feels this is so frickin’ bad it is unbearable, and knows they 
could do SO MUCH BETTER themselves, should volunteer for the Communications 
Committee. Otherwise, everyone should thank the unpaid volunteers for their 
gracious and excellent work day after day, year after year. Or just STFU.


For my part, I would just like to thank the CC members. I think they do a most 
amazing job, and deserve of humblest gratitude.

-- 
TTFN,
patrick

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