Spam coming from list server??

[Andrzej Adam Filip]

Alain Williams wrote:
> On Sun, May 15, 2005 at 07:40:25PM -0400, Derrick J Brashear wrote:
> 
>>On Sun, 15 May 2005, Patrick Gibson wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Is there any particular reason why info-cyrus is not a closed list? It is 
>>>unnecessary in my opinion to be receiving spam via a list that can easily 
>>>restrict posting to subscribed members.
>>
>>The spam can be (and on other lists has been) forged as from members. Then 
>>what?
> 
> 
> Quite possible ... but more difficult for the spammer to do.
> 
> Making it closed would improve matters.
> 
> I would also like to see '[info-cyrus]' put on the subject line.

Making the list semi-moderated may help e.g. using spamassassin with 
well trained bayes to select candidates for "manual" approval.

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