[PLUG] PLUG Moderation Thoughts/Advice

[Jason Dagit]

The funniest part of this thread is why spamassassin thought this was
spam, when we were just *talking* about spam. :)

On Mon, 29 Jul 2002, Richard Langis Jr. wrote:

> SPAM: -------------------- Start SpamAssassin results ----------------------
> SPAM: This mail is probably spam.  The original message has been altered
> SPAM: so you can recognise or block similar unwanted mail in future.
> SPAM: See http://spamassassin.org/tag/ for more details.
> SPAM:
> SPAM: Content analysis details:   (6.8 hits, 5 required)
> SPAM: Hit! (1.1 points)  BODY: A word in all caps repeated on the line
> SPAM: Hit! (4.7 points)  BODY: Plugs Viagra
> SPAM: Hit! (0.6 points)  BODY: Uses words and phrases which indicate porn (10)
> SPAM: Hit! (0.4 points)  BODY: Contains 'G.a.p.p.y-T.e.x.t'
> SPAM:
> SPAM: -------------------- End of SpamAssassin results ---------------------
>
> No, it's not a moderated list.
>
> The list was moved from an 'open' list (any message sent to the list
> address from ANY address would get through) to a 'subscribe-only' list
> (only subscribers can post) because we were getting quite a bit of spam.
>   South African money laundering scheme, Viagra ads, standard Porn spam,
> etc.  There was quite a hubub about it, and at the time the list admin
> was too busy to take care of it and/or research what was needed to get
> it done.  A couple of us in the #orlug irc channel (on
> irc.openprojects.net) figured out what was needed and I made a request
> to the list admin to help with the job.
>
> So we changed the list to a subscribe-only list.  There was no one
> person who caused the change, and no legitimate posts were the catalyst.
>   In the end, it was a particulary graphic sex advert that caused the
> biggest uproar (and no, I don't have a copy ;).
>
> The only time any moderation is necessary is when someone posts from a
> non-subscribed address.  Since your message made it through without any
> user intervention, you are just fine.
>
> -R
>
> Michael H.Collins wrote:
>
> > I have no problem with mail only from subscribed address.   Is this
> > really a moderated list though.  I have been real busy and have just
> > been deleting most lug mail from lots of lugs.
> >
> > If indeed this is a moderated list I will unsub.  Of course no one will
> > mind if I am the one the moderation was set for.
>
>
>
> --
> s u n  m i c r o s y s t e m s
>
>    ~ Richard Langis Jr. ~
>    richard.langis at sun.com
>
>
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