Ethan Blanton: > auto59872302 spake unto us the following wisdom: >> Apparently, obvious though it is to most of us, it hasn't sunk in with >> you, Vinay, so let me see if I can help out a bit with piercing through >> that dense skull of yours. This is NOT a group for advertising plugs. It >> is a support group for Pidgin. We prefer to avoid your spamming >> techniques for drumming up business, Vinay. >> >> Try to get a grip on what respect means and "follow up" on such >> conversations privately. Don't hijack our list for your convenience. > > Looks like it's time for another announcement on how to deal with > spam... > > I already put this guy in the spam filters, he won't be making it > through again. There's no need, in general, to reply to the list to > "deal with" spam. If you notice a high level of leakage, let a Pidgin > developer know so we can deal with it --- but note that almost all of > the "list" spam I get doesn't actually pass through lists on its way > to my inbox. I believe spammers put list addresses in the To/Cc, but > send the mail directly, to try to defeat spam filters. You can > determine if a spam actually passed through the list (as this one did) > by consulting the headers. >
Ethan, sorry for any inconvenience I may have caused you. That was far from my intentions, I assure you. I will follow your advice about handing them in the future. But I have a question about one point in your instructions. So that I can recognize it better, would you explain this differently: > "... all of > the "list" spam I get doesn't actually pass through lists on its way > to my inbox. I believe spammers put list addresses in the To/Cc, but > send the mail directly, to try to defeat spam filters..." I am not following your meaning there. Thanks. _______________________________________________ Support@pidgin.im mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support