Re: [LI] [Administrative] Recent changes in the LI mailing list policy

["Archan Paul" <archanp@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Admin,
    Changes are Welcome.

Archan
archanp@xxxxxxxxxxx
http://bigfoot.com/~archanp

----- Original Message -----
From: <liadmin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <linux-india@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 1999 11:09 AM
Subject: [LI] [Administrative] Recent changes in the LI mailing list policy


> Hi folks,
>
> Concerned with the recent spate in virus infected post, several clueless
> accusations and random "Make Mahatma The Man of the Billenium" and
"Greeting
> Card For You" posts I am steeping in and taking some stern action.
>
> Here are the changes I have made the LI mailing list:
>
> * The mailing list will now filter posts with *any type* of attachments.
> Since I am not sure if I set up the rules for this straight a few posts
> with attachments might get through.
>
> * Special filters have been set for HTML, MS-TNEF, vCard atatchments.
>
> * Filters are in place to prevent the happy.exe virus scenario.
>
> * ONLY PEOPLE SUBSCRIBED TO EITHER linux-india OR linux-india-digest ARE
> NOW ALLOWED TO POST.
>
> The last rule is going to sound pretty draconian.  But I think it will
solve
> a few things:
>
> (i) I have to deal with over 300 bounced emails every day.  The time I
spend
> doing administrative work has increased from a few minutes ever day to
over
> 30 minutes per day.  Many of the bounces are easy to deal with.  The most
> frustrating bounces are the ones where the address that is bouncing does
not
> remotely resemble anything subscribed to the lists.  The popularity of the
> various web based email services has compounded this problem.  I have
actually
> seen things like an @yahoo.com email address forwarding its mail to
> @hotmail.com which in turn forwards it to @cyberspace.org.  Forcing people
to
> subscribe the address they use to read email from will mean lesser admin
work.
>
> (ii) Also, keeping a list open for anyone to post is a big spam / security
> hole.
>
> Your Frazzled List Admin
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