Doug Alcorn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> AFAIK, Mailman doesn't just trash the posts from unsubscribed
> addresses.  They just go in a queue that the list administrator has to
> review.

Correct; and in Mailman 2.0 (which lists.sourceforge is using), that
queue can be managed by a 'moderator' - they can approve or reject
posts, but can't change other list configuration.

> So, valid bug reports would be approved by the list admin and
> all the spam would be rejected.  The downside is that the list admin
> has to review all these unsubscribed posts.  Since the bbdb ml address
> is obviously on at least one spamer's list that means the list admin
> is going to have to give constant daily attention to the pending
> messages queue.

Exactly the job I was volunteering to do.

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