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At 02:49 PM 9/17/96 -0700, Steve Outing wrote:
>On 9/17/96, Don 'DocDon' Taylor wrote:
>>SPAMAD is a new list established by Rob Raisch at The Internet Company
>>and InfoWorld.
>>
>>  This list acts as a forum for discussing the problem of unsolicited
>>  advertising (SPAM) via electronic mail and on Usenet.  It is
>>  UNMODERATED, but is managed to maintain the quality of the
>>  discussion.
>>
>I sure hope they're using some good spam prevention measures on that list. 
>What a tempting target for spammers (who no doubt will listen in to learn 
>what they're up against).
>
>As to how to control spam on a list, you pretty much have to rely on the 
>technique that AOL used -- locking out "troubling" addresses and in some 
>cases blocking entire domains. Other than that, the simple act of restricting 
>posts to members of the list (such as is the case with online-news) is 
>effective enough to prevent the vast majority of spams.

    Only time will tell, Steve. But you do a prettttty good job. We
got spammed on market-l yesterday.


                       Doctor Don -- Internetist
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