> why treat them nicely? I thought you'd want to do something really > nasty to them 8-)
Alan, I figured that giving them at least a small chance to loose a single scream before their eventual demise was a fitting demonstration of just how kind I am :-) > t'is a pity that these spammers can hop on board so easily. I agree. It's certainly a shame they can exploit this mailing list, but I don't think much can be done to prevent this sort of infestation (although a thermonuclear explosion in the perpetrators' underpants comes to mind). Increase the security of the list and subscription might become more difficult for legitimate subscribers; do nothing and the problem continues. Back when I was lurking through the freeradius-users archives, I noticed some grumbling regarding the volume of spam being submitted to this mailing list (correct me if I'm wrong, but I haven't noticed *that* much and the few messages that make it through are often ridiculed humorously). Some subscribers indicated that they receive virtually no junk to other lists to which they have subscribed. Maybe I'm naive, but this particular complaint seems to indicate to me that these other lists (the ones to which receive "no junk") are either lesser known or require stricter checks on subscription requests. If the latter is correct, I would think that these checks might present more of a barrier toward those who are legitimately seeking help, thus contributing to further the frustration these individuals have certainly already experienced! Perhaps my assumptions are wrong (so far as limiting the junk), but given the volume (or lack thereof) of junk that makes it through the submission system, I think that one spam per 3 to 5 days isn't really all that bad. According to Jupiter Research, most Internet users are likely to see the amount of junk they receive double every 42 days. While I'm sure many of those same users are partially responsible for their e-mail addresses making it into the "cold, cruel world," it doesn't make the junk any less troublesome. But! At least many of the freeradius-users subscribers exhibit an excellent sense of humor (I nearly died laughing when I got your response, btw), and poking fun at some lamer trying to sell "manhood medication" can certainly brighten one's day! There's something self-fulfilling about belittling lower forms of life such as spammers... Well, thar's me $0.02 worth. Sorry this is off-topic. ~Benjamin - List info/subscribe/unsubscribe? See http://www.freeradius.org/list/users.html
