Jon Monroe (MONROEJD at VAX1.ACS.JMU.EDU) wrote:
: Dear plant-ed subscribers and readers:
: Regarding the recent ad spams that we have had to endure, I recommend simply
: deleting them and not responding. If you reply to the group everyone will have
: to delete your message and it will go into the archives forever. If you reply
: to the sender it will probably never reach them. Often the sender's address is
: disguised.
: There is another option and that is to change this to a moderated group.
[snip]
I think that we can probably do without moderation for at least a while.
Sadly, even moderation, cancelbots and other electronic wizardry are not
foolproof anti-spam devices, though all reduce the trafic.
Peter
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