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Re[2]: Administrivia



Adam Morrison <Adam.Morrison@POBOX.COM> wrote:

>  > >  Closing the list is the wrong way to deal with spam.
>  > 
>  > OK, and what is the Right way?
>  
>  The way used to protect the rest of cs.huji.ac.il from spam.

... which I'm unaware of. Could you elaborate?

>  > There may be mailing lists where outside posts are to the benefit of
>  the
>  > mailing list. For example, a bug-* mailing list, where every bug report
>  > gives developers more info; and there is no reason why everyone who
>  found a
>  > bug should continue listing to others. But Linux-IL is a completely
>  > different thing. I couldn't recall any important message from a
>  > non-subscriber, for example, during the last month - but do remember
>  two
>  > happy.exe attachments. 
>  
>  First, a discussion that may start as a result of a non subscriber post
>  might benefit the list.
>  
>  But that's not even one of the scenarios I was thinking about, I was
>  worried
>  that e.g. non subscribers who might be cc'd on posts to the list won't be
>  able to answer to the list.

Everything in the world has both positive and negative sides. The questions
what weighs more.

>  > It will force some people to change their configuration in the RIGHT
>  way.
>  > Having a unique "From:" header for every mailer on every box inside an
>  > organization is the RIGHT thing to do.
>  
>  This really doesn't parse.  If anything, it's a point for keeping the
>  list
>  open.
>  
>  > And if someone has a good reason not
>  > to follow the golden rule, 
>  
>  I think having a funny From: line looks stupid.  You can classify
>  incoming
>  mail based on other headers.  It's ``the RIGHT way.''
>  
>  I hope you realize that both this argument and the one you wrote above
>  have
>  equal weight, and are both idiotic.

As to yours, I even couldn't understand it. Why "funny"?! The "From:" header
should contain the address you put in your .signature, visiting cards etc.
The @.* part is the primary MX for your domain. What's wrong here?

>  Btw, I think this discussion (which has a more global nature) can be
>  continued off the list.

I always wonder why people who suggest moving a thread off a list never
forget to CC their own "final" post to the list :^)

Regards,

Evgeny


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