[snip] > Most spam does contain the same stuff all over and over again, the so > called unsubscribe feature (wich of course does not work and only > generates more spam). Perhaps make something with procmail that > checks the contents of the mail and from there put suspicious mails > aside to be send into the list later when they turn out not to be spam. > > Kev himself said that html posts are not allowed, so maybe indeed reject > em right away (or simply remove any attachments so only the plaintext > version stays alive). If someone wants to submit a file, then perhaps put > an ftp server up somewhere that allows uploads (with certain limits off > course).
[snip] Personally, I get annoyed with the majority of html posts. they are easily 3 times the size of plain text posts. I have been watching one in another mailing list I am on, and after 4 replies, the message is up to 117kb - whereas the plain text version is 17kb. Disallowing all html email to the list would serve a double purpose, ie - stop html email, and as the vast majority of spam is full of html crap, would stop that too. I see no problem with denying html email, and see it as the best and easiest way to avoid the majority of spam. Gavin Grieve HeKTik @ UnderNet
