Re: Administrivia: Don't reply to verification notes

From: Andrew Welburn <andy_at_andysarcade.net>
Date: Thu May 24 2012 - 09:43:59 EDT

i think armis@pcdochouston.com needs to sort out his email settings or
every post to vectorlist might spit out yet another one. repeat
offenders should be taken off the list until they can sort it out.

Andrew Welburn
http://www.andys-arcade.com

On 24/05/2012 04:30, Christopher X. Candreva wrote:
>
> All: I had to turn off the list for a few hours to stop what looked like an
> auto-reply storm.
>
> Please please please, make sure you turn off any spam verification systems
> for mail from the list. Also, do not reply to any such mail for the list, as
> it will go to everyone, not just the sender.
>
> As an aside, this is an example as to why I advise against the use of these
> types of anti-spam methods. Spam is almost always sent from a forged
> address. When some poor guy is forged into a run of thousands of messages,
> he receives thousands of these "Please verify your address" messages.
>
> It's like cleaning your yard by blowing your leaves into your neighbor's
> yard: Sure, it solves your problem, but only by making it someone else's.
>
>
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