[ale] Spam and ale (An unappetizing meal)

[Eric Z. Ayers]

Robbie has done a lot to cut down on spamming by configuring the
ale.org mailer daemon to use the open relay list (ORBS) to block mail
from open relays.  Most spammers rely on routing mail through
unsuspecting 3rd parties to relay their stuff, and by blocking the
open relays you can eliminate most spam attempts. 

My personal opinion is that the amt. of Spam isn't high enough to
erect a barrier to befuddle people trying to post legitimate questions
to the list.  I guess that's because I get tons more of it at work
than at home.

-Eric.

Brian J. Dowd writes:
 > Since ale at ale.org is 'just' another e-mail address
 > as far as the spammers are concerned is it possible to have the list
 > daemon parse the Subject line for the word 'Linux' or something?
 > 
 > Obviously spammers would not go to the effort to include this word.
 > Legitimate users would 'know' to include it if they wanted their
 > posting to remain out of the bit-bucket.
 > 
 > Does any list you know of use such a key-word in the text or subject line
 > to mark it as legitimate?
 > 
 > 
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