On Tue, 2018-12-04 at 11:28 -0700, Lou wrote: > Two observations: > > 1. By my count, post "about spam" have generated more clutter than > the spam I have observed.
Ack. But maybe this time the outcome will be productive. > Spam here are noticeably less than on other BB, email list, forums I > monitor/moderate. BB == Bulletin Board? Web based bulletin boards and forums? That's a whole other can of worms^Wspam, but is a legitimate problem worth of attention (have you looked into implementing plugins that support some of the DBLs that help fight that plague? > 2. One disadvantages of "zero spam" in a BB/mail-list with world wide > members is the high prospect of false positives. The possibility of > penalizing a contributor based on their ISP or neighborhood would be > counter productive. Can you cite an example where a legitimate contributor's email was blocked based on their ISP or neighborhood where 1) the ISP wasn't voluntarily listed in the PBL, and 2) the "neighborhood" was not a known cesspool of spammers? -Jim P.
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