RE: [PHP] This is getting ridiculous

2003-08-20 Thread Brian S. Drexler
But if we find a way to filter the list, say, for patterns just like virus checking programs do. That would probably solve a lot of problems. But again, nobody is really in control of the list so that is difficult...besides, hundreds of people use this list. I don't want to go through and block

RE: [PHP] This is getting ridiculous

2003-08-20 Thread Dan Anderson
Blocking the users is not solving the issue... Don't just block random users. Create a rule something like: if (sender contains POSTMASTER or MAILER or DAEMON) AND (cc, to, or bcc contains [EMAIL PROTECTED]) DELETE Doing things like this, adding in filters like if subject contains VIRUS and

RE: [PHP] This is getting ridiculous

2003-08-20 Thread Chris W. Parker
Dan Anderson mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] on Wednesday, August 20, 2003 12:37 PM said: Blocking the users is not solving the issue... Don't just block random users. Create a rule something like: First of all he didn't mean any random user as if someone would just willy-nilly block

RE: [PHP] This is getting ridiculous

2003-08-20 Thread Dan Anderson
Second, it would be better if the list owners would do something about it. Sure, I absolutely agree with you. But there are a lot of lists /not/ doing anything about it. So whatever. Don't spend a half hour bitching about the spam -- spend 5 minutes blocking it and be done with it. -Dan

Re: [PHP] This is getting ridiculous

2003-08-20 Thread Curt Zirzow
* Thus wrote Dan Anderson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): Blocking the users is not solving the issue... Don't just block random users. Create a rule something like: who said anything about random users. if (sender contains POSTMASTER or MAILER or DAEMON) AND (cc, to, or bcc contains [EMAIL

RE: [PHP] This is getting ridiculous

2003-08-20 Thread Chris W. Parker
Dan Anderson mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] on Wednesday, August 20, 2003 1:06 PM said: Sure, I absolutely agree with you. But there are a lot of lists /not/ doing anything about it. So whatever. Don't spend a half hour bitching about the spam -- spend 5 minutes blocking it and be done with

RE: [PHP] This is getting ridiculous

2003-08-20 Thread Dan Anderson
1. I can see that you have issues with anger. Have you thought about seeing a therapist? If you see me as angry you're reading wyyy too much into these e-mails. I'm trying to educate... 2. So because other lists aren't doing it, this one shouldn't also? I wonder, would you jump

Re: [PHP] This is getting ridiculous

2003-08-20 Thread andu
On Wed, 20 Aug 2003 20:18:54 + Curt Zirzow [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Eventually there will be 10 returned emails for each posts and that will mean that that there will be around 2000 needless emails being sent around, a day. This is complete nonsense and must be fixed. The issue seems to

Re: [PHP] This is getting ridiculous

2003-08-20 Thread Curt Zirzow
* Thus wrote Dan Anderson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): 1. I can see that you have issues with anger. Have you thought about seeing a therapist? If you see me as angry you're reading wyyy too much into these e-mails. I'm trying to educate... No, your not educating, you're giving bad

Re: [PHP] This is getting ridiculous

2003-08-20 Thread Ray Hunter
Can we move this off list...many of us dont have time to mill through this...we are here to help. Thanks -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php

Re: [PHP] This is getting ridiculous

2003-08-20 Thread DvDmanDT
Yes, but many ppl (hmm.. That means me I guess) are also VERY annoyed by those mails the thread is about.. I wanna add that I'm completely with Curt on this subject... Someone started this list, and that someone must be admin, right? Let's unsubscribe the ppl who are causing it... If we don't