On Tue, Nov 04, 2003 at 08:45:05AM +1100, Benno wrote: > On Tue Nov 04, 2003 at 08:36:09 +1100, Peter Vogel wrote: > >With my limited knowledge of such things, it seems like a lot of spam > >could be prevented by blocking all mail that does not contain a simple keyword. > >This keyword could be included in the footer of all mail going to the > >list as a reminder. It could even change from time to time. > > > >Have I overlooked something? > > Ease of use. I'm sure my usual posting to slug will involve: > > send e-mail > get bounce > *swear about stupid magic keyword* > look for an old email about the current magic keyword > append to e-mail > resend e-mail. > > Actually on second thoughts it will probably be more like: > > send e-mail > get bounce > *swear about stupid magic keyword* > give up trying to reply to someones question
If the s3kr1t keyword is '[SLUG]' and it has to appear in the subject, then I think we'd block at least 95% of spam. (to start with) plus you don't need to worry about replying, because your mailer will include '[SLUG]' in the header automatically. cheers, Woody -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
