Thank you Wayne, your work is highly appreciated! L. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wayne Cripps" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 10:42 PM Subject: a new mail list filter
> > Hi Everyone - > > I have just installed a new filter into the lute list > mechanism. When someone posts a message to the list, the > robot looks to see if the mail address that the message is > "From:" is the same, or close to, an address on the list. > This way random people are prevented from posting messages which > are totally inappropriate, which is good. However, it will > also block some valid posters.... > > If you signed up to the lute list with a handle of > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" two years ago, and last year you changed your > handle to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" the robot will not recognise > you. You will have to arrange with me to make both addresses > the same. And if you get your lute messages sent to your home > address of "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" but you like to post from your > work address of "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" the robot will not recognise > you either. You will have to post from your home account. > > The robot does have a small amount of intelligence. If you > are on the list as "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" but you post > from "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" the robot will recognise. > but if you post from "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > the robot won't recognise you. You are allowed to > post from a different computer, the first name after the @ sign, > but the rest must be the same. > > I imagine some people will have trouble because of this, and > I plan to fine tune the program as I go along. I will check the > messages that get caught and notify the sender. > > Once again, I apologise for the hassle this will cause, but > I have to take stronger stepas against unwanted messages. > > Wayne > > >
