MR ZenWiz wrote: > I've noticed since joining this list a number of weeks back that it is > the only technical/OS discussion list to which I subscribe that > frequently, as in one or more daily, ends up with emails in my spam > list.
The Debian mailing lists are open mailing lists. You do not need to be subscribed to post messages. Many people reading the mailing list are not subscribed. Many read web archives such as Gmane and then post messages and follows without being subscribed. Being open is much harder to filter messages. > Are we somehow more susceptible or less secure from spam than other > lists, like Ubuntu users, CentOS users, GNOME users, etc. and if so, > can't something be done about it? Do those other mailing lists require posters to be subscribed in order to post messages? > It's a minor annoyance, but really, on an OS discussion list? I am one of the listhelpers for the GNU mailing lists and the problem is a lot harder than most people think. It would certainly be a lot easier if all messages were cryptographically signed to identify all users and preventing all anonymous postings. But being closed isn't the way the Internet developed. Bob
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