[CM] recent spam to cmdist

[rm@fabula.de]

On Thu, Aug 21, 2003 at 04:27:42AM -0700, Bill Schottstaedt wrote:
> cmdist seems to be getting an enormous amount of spam -- 97
> such messages were blocked yesterday; my apologies that
> two got through -- I don't know how they got my email address
> since I never use Windows.  

Even non-Windows users leak addresses ;-) "They" probably got your address
from the address book o some windows user. Not your fault.

> I may change cmdist to all-moderated
> until the current blizzard of spam dies down (that is, all messages,
> even (apparently) from me, would require approval).

If you have control over the mailing list software it's possible to
filter out virus-containing mails - this might be less work than
having to scan all mails by hand.

 hth Ralf Mattes
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