On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 5:56 PM, Aanjhan R <aanj...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 1:20 PM, Ashutosh Rishi Ranjan > <ashutoshrish...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Does this happen everytime or only for the first emails? >> >> For me too. I will get a confirmation message for every mail I send to >> Ubuntu India mailing list. For this one too. I thought it is a good >> practice. But if thats so, shouldn't the people who 'accidentally' send spam >> to the list, get a confirmation mail too? If they do and still don't own up >> and say sorry, then its a spam. >> I feel, if a mail has been sent accidentally, owning up is the best thing to >> do. Because then we know it was a really a mistake! When you do that, you >> automatically close any further discussion about your mail and keep it in >> the good books. So please, just say sorry! > > OK. I have unset the ack thing now for both you guys. I suppose you checked > "Receive acknowledgement mail when you send mail to the list?" to > "YES" while subscribing and hence the issue. It *should* not happen > now. > > And the Boxbe guy has been unsubscribed. The same shall happen in the > future. If unsolicited mails enter, the admin shall unsubscribe the > address (without informing the sender or the list). Includes the > admins who make such mistakes sometimes as well ;-) >
Its no point in unsubscribing just one user who has sent some spam. I feel it is high time to install some spam detectors for ubuntu mailing list. I donno how but some one with expertise in Mailing system can guide our list. > Regards, > Aanjhan > > -- > ubuntu-in mailing list > ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in > -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
