Re: Posting Cookies for Cypherpunks

2000-05-31 Thread BENHAM TIMOTHY JAMES
> > If we implement some sort of posting cookie, it should be bakable by any > user wishing to post, and work with every conceivable variety of OS and > mailer. > > One scheme which comes to mind is to allow people to mail their posts > to "N+cypherpunks@*" where N is the number of non-whitespa

Re: Posting Cookies for Cypherpunks

2000-05-31 Thread phelix
On 31 May 2000 06:01:17 -0500, Eric Cordian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >If we implement some sort of posting cookie, it should be bakable by any >user wishing to post, and work with every conceivable variety of OS and >mailer. > >One scheme which comes to mind is to allow people to mail their po

RE: Posting Cookies for Cypherpunks

2000-05-31 Thread Matthew Gaylor
Tim May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >[Counting to 10 to avoid starting out by calling Peter Trei a fuckwad ] > >Your clueless insult is noted...and will be remembered. I'm still waiting for the agent provocateur fag (Tim May) to attempt to "fuck me and burn my corpse". But seriously, this dis

Re: Posting Cookies for Cypherpunks

2000-05-31 Thread Eric Cordian
Tim May (in whose killfile I reside) wrote: >> I support periodic name changes. This is one reason people sometimes >> change their usernames and/or ISPs: they've gotten on too many spam >> lists. Or their phone numbers. Or in extreme cases, their countries. >> A fresh start is sometimes neede

RE: Posting Cookies for Cypherpunks

2000-05-31 Thread Declan McCullagh
That's a better suggestion than mine. It may even be implementable using standard majordomo config files with regex matching; I'd have to reread the manual. Design question: What happens to rejected posts (missing the CP or whatnot from Subject: line)? The default behavior for majordomo would

RE: Posting Cookies for Cypherpunks

2000-05-31 Thread Tim May
At 9:36 AM -0400 5/31/00, Trei, Peter wrote: >You don't need to get that complicated. Just pick a keyword (eg, CPUNK), >and require it's presence in the subject line. This method has been used to >great effect in usenet newsgroups, even if the keyword does not change for >years. > >Spambot softwar

RE: Posting Cookies for Cypherpunks

2000-05-31 Thread Trei, Peter
You don't need to get that complicated. Just pick a keyword (eg, CPUNK), and require it's presence in the subject line. This method has been used to great effect in usenet newsgroups, even if the keyword does not change for years. Spambot software simply doesn't handle per-address rules beyond in