On Fri, 17 May 2013 13:19:32 +0100 RW articulated: > On Fri, 17 May 2013 12:54:29 +0100 > Bruce Cran wrote: > > > On 17/05/2013 11:42, Jerry wrote: > > > Seriously? If some potential poster were so brain dead that > > > he/she could not comprehend how to subscribe to the mailing list > > > then I would seriously doubt that they would possess the > > > necessary skills to install and run FreeBSD to begin with. Lets > > > be honest here. All that the present system does is act as an > > > enabler for Spam merchants and Trolls. > > > > Yes, seriously. Have you seen the number of people who post > > messages "PLEASE REMOVE ME FROM THIS MAILING LIST!!", apparently > > not understanding how to manage their subscription? > > There's also the likelyhood that reluctant subscribers are less likely > to take care about avoiding various types of backscatter.
Well, unless the reluctant subscriber is running an incorrectly configured MTA, I don't see a problem with "backscatter". Now, if they do have a maladjusted MTA, they have more problems then just subscribing to a list. > It seems to me that the level of spam in list is pretty much > negligible. That would be a subjective statement. It is like asking how many times you have to slap your wife before you are considered a wife beater. Interestingly enough, the FBI won't classify you as a serial killer until you have killed a minimum of three people. -- Jerry ♔ Disclaimer: off-list followups get on-list replies or get ignored. Please do not ignore the Reply-To header. __________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
