Affects of the balkanization of mail blacklisting

Tue Aug 14 13:58:47 UTC 2001

On Tue, 14 Aug 2001, Johnny Eriksson wrote:

> J.A. Terranson wrote:
> 
> > The SPAM problem goes up and down to be sure, but you know what?  PROCMAIL
> > is your friend.  All you need to look for are the basics (ADV, Make Money,
> > etc) and you can instatly filter 90 percent of this trash into the
> > bitbucket.
> 
> Oh, so it is OK to filter incoming mail if it contains ADV in the Subject:
> line?  Why, then, is it not OK to filter on a list of IP addresses?
> 
> --Johnny

You are missing my point.  I am filtering for *me*, personally.  I do not,
and *will NOT* filter for users. As for filtering on IPs, I do that as
well, mostly for ORBS/MAPS/Micro$oft like domains.

-- 
Yours, 
J.A. Terranson
sysadmin at mfn.org

If Governments really want us to behave like civilized human beings, they
should give serious consideration towards setting a better example:
Ruling by force, rather than consensus; the unrestrained application of
unjust laws (which the victim-populations were never allowed input on in
the first place); the State policy of justice only for the rich and 
elected; the intentional abuse and occassionally destruction of entire
populations merely to distract an already apathetic and numb electorate...
This type of demogoguery must surely wipe out the fascist United States
as surely as it wiped out the fascist Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

The views expressed here are mine, and NOT those of my employers,
associates, or others.  Besides, if it *were* the opinion of all of
those people, I doubt there would be a problem to bitch about in the
first place...
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