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Date:	Thu, 3 Feb 2005 18:05:36 PST8
From:	"Steven Levine" <steve53@earthlink.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: blocking msgs at SCOUG server (was: Magic blocker box)

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In <4202C9D6.2D2A@peterskye.com>, on 02/03/05
at 05:17 PM, Peter Skye said:

>Wait. I would like to differentiate between the mail lists (such as
>SCOUG-Help) and individual mail accounts (such as peter@scoug.com).

No problem. I didn't say it explicitly, but that was my intention. If
the spammers figure out how to subscribe to the lists, we will just switch
to moderated subscriptions.

>Second, the individual mail accounts are held by the SCOUG BOD members
>and article writers. I suspect all or most of these accounts have robust
>filtering, and if any of them want help fixing their filters they just
>have to ask.

I suspect you are overly optimistic. It is more suspicion that several of
the BOD members completely ignore their user accounts. For example, send
a message to tony@scoug.com and see if you ever get a reply. I use
Polarbar's bayesian filter on the Mr. KIA list and that works well enough
given that the spam volume exceeds the message volume by something over
1000 to 1.

Steven

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