Re: why don't U filter the contents
Only issue is that the 'list' is a newcomer - the group you are reading is really a usenet group - hard to control posts to that. cheers j. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott MacKenzie" <scottm@dinecollege.edu> Cc: <informix-list@iiug.org> Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 2:34 PM Subject: Re: why don't U filter the contents > Maybe kill 2 birds with one stone: have it put ALL messages > with attachments (and/or HTML) content in a special category > that requires list moderation. Or advanced scanning/processing. > > Essentially regress to the list's "text only" format? I WILL > try to overcome linguistic differences, but I don't talk virus > (and HTML email/MicroSlop trailers could be considered that). > > > Rob Vorbroker wrote: > > > Unfortunately the SPAM bots troll the various > > thousands of newsgroups and as soon as you post > > something they have your email address. These > > dasterdly individuals then bundle a few million of > > these email addresses and sell them to various other > > unsavory types that blast SPAM out to the known world. > > > > Part of the society we live in. > > > > Yes everyone with a PC should have virus protection - > > but new virus's are unleased everyday and the Norton > > and McAffee's of the world continue to play catch up. > > > > Also note that while the IIUG provides an email > > interface to the comp.databases.informix list they do > > not own the list - it is a public forum and as such... > > > > That being said - If possible the IIUG could/should > > filter all newsgroups for virus's and if found > > bit-bucket the offensive email...if the IIUG would > > implement something like a SPAM assassin software > > package - which assigns points to 'suspect' email > > behaviour and if the total for the email is over your > > preset tolerance level (mine is set to 5 points) it > > can mark the header with a SPAM prefix, bit-bucket the > > email or several other options. Of course this can be > > legitimate email with people who use ALL CAPS in some > > words, point to web sites, put a remove clause in the > > email, etc. > > > > Anyone care to comment. > > > > Rob Vorbroker > > --- Franz Gr'tzmacher <franzg@biblesociety.co.za> > > wrote: > > > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: Mohamed Marwan > >> To: informix-list@iiug.org > >> Cc: Hany Fawzy > >> Sent: Monday, February 09, 2004 1:14 PM > >> Subject: why don't U filter the contents > >> > >> > >> > >> Hi Dear All. > >> > >> Thank you very much for your good attitude of > >>helping each other. > >> > >> I've a small problem - which can not forbid me > >>from keeping in touch with you all- , it's the > >>viruses and not proper mails which takes me to > >> > >> Some bad sites. > >> > >> > >> > >> Would you all be so kind to implement an antivirus > >>on your machines to complete the good work you do. > >> > >> Would the administrators of our server (IIUG > >>server) implement an anti virus on their server. > >> > >> > >> > >> Thank you again, accept my regards. > >> > >> > >> > >> Sincerely yours: > >> > >> Mohammad Marwan > >> Senior DBA and Unix administrator > >> > >> Mediterranean Smart Cards Company > >> > >> ( Tel: +20(2) 7621481 , 7621482 > >> > >> 4 Fax: +20(2) 7621164 > >> > >> * E-mail: mmarwan@mscc.com.eg > >> > >> ( Mobile: +2 0122449825 > >> > >> > >> > >>I do agree. > >> > >>Since I joined the iiug I started receiving spam and > >>multiple virus attracts. > >>Plz people try and keep you pc healthy, not just for > >>yourself but all of us. > >> > >>Cheers > >>Franz > >> > >> > > > > > > > > ===== > > Rob Vorbroker Phone: 513/336-8695 > > Vorbroker Consulting, Inc. Fax: 513/336-6812 > > www.vorbroker.com robv@vorbroker.com > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. > > http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html > > sending to informix-list > > > > -- > ( ______ > )) .-- Scott MacKenzie; Dine' College ISD --. >===<--. > C|~~| (>--- Phone/Voice Mail: 928-724-6639 ---<) | ; o |-' > | | \\--- Senior DBA/CARS Coordinator/Etc. --/ | _ | > `--' `-- E: scottm at dinecollege dot edu -' `-----' > sending to informix-list > > > sending to informix-list sending to informix-list sending to informix-list