Re: Can we please refuse mail to the list from list addresses?

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On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:30:54 -0500
Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:

> "Joshua D. Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com> writes:
> > * If you are not subscribed it never makes it to the moderator.
>
> I don't think that's acceptable at all --- we'd be pretty much closing
> ourselves off from the outside world. It's particularly not
> acceptable for pgsql-bugs.

O.k. then :)... how about a confirmation system. E.g;

I unknown user send bug report
I email system say thank you, a confirmation of your report has been
sent to your email with next steps
If (unknown user responds in kind to confirmation email); THEN
post
ELSIF (after 7 days); DELETE

No moderation required.

>
> > * If you send email to an invalid user/alias multiple times within
> > a particular threshold your ip is banned automatically for 30 days
>
> That might be a good idea, though my own experience is that the
> spambot hordes are now large enough that they can avoid spamming you
> very often from the same IP.
>

25% reduction is 25% reduction :)

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake

> regards, tom lane
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