> Actually, the only acceptable cypherpunk principle is to refrain from > dictating cypherpunk principles. > Rule 3: there is no rule 3. > -Declan > > PS: Note that in the Subject: line of this post, we now have two sets of > extraneous characters -- "CDR: CP". Sigh. > I'm no mail list expert but couldn't the "filtering" YECCH be done by separating the list address into two pieces? The address for incoming traffic for new threads is cypherpunks<random #>@xyz.com. The address is changed periodically ( or aperiodically if you prefer ). Stick the current address in a mailto: on some pages somewhere. This is the address you send to if you want to start a new thread. It makes the spammers get lots of bounced mail. I don't think you'd want to mail the address out to all list subscribers on a regular basis. That might just make it easier to automate the spamming. In fact you might want to obscure the address in a changing manner where it is presented so that automating picking it out would be difficult. You might need a slight overlap where for some period the new address and the previous one coexist. That would give people who pick the old address from the source at the last minute some time to compose and transmit their mail. Responses to existing threads are sent to plain old [EMAIL PROTECTED] It is used as the reponse address for all outgoing mail headers. This is where anything that is not a direct response to an existing thread is discarded. This doesn't restrict content or sender or level of anonymity used but it does make it a bit tougher on the spammers. It seems like it might lower the volume of spam. My half-penny's worth. ..... I don't subscribe because of the volume but I do read the list on inet-one and I used to enjoy it. Here's my little statistical analysis of this week's traffic. I counted what appeared to be outright SPAM. That doesn't mean that what remains is guaranteed to be of value - it could be the usual officer friendly wanking off while trolling for internet high crimes and misdemeanors or amateur physics hour - but at least it's <possibly> readable. total - ~150 outright spam - ~ 51 \ discussion of spam - ~ 27 / ~50% freshman physics - ~ 8 It's pretty awful but now I don't feel too bad about adding to the freshman physics threads. Editorial Comments My favorite spam - CDR: Make $46,650 in 90 days with $25 investment, Tyt Well thanks for the offer, Tit, but I find NASDAQ enough of a speculative roller coaster. Most Intriguing spam - CDR: stories, Nessa Everson Hello officer pervy. My least favorite spams - CDR CP I know this was discussed heavily a while back but I guess I filtered it out ( manually ). Where the hell does this shit come from? Who should be hung for this? There are some nice cottonwoods by the river, I've got some rope. Anyone care to volunteer the use of their horse for a good old-fashioned necktie party? Hottest new crypto tech - RAGU's sooper new breakthrough BTW, You can buy the Monty Python shows from A&E. They're still funny. Mike
