RE: why don't U filter the contents
But Jack, Surely any improvement is worth some effort. If we can reduce the amount of virus and spam mail coming through the informix mailing list part of CDI, then it will encourage more users to use that list rather than the newsgroup. And that means we have more IIUG nembers. QED Malcolm -----Original Message----- From: owner-informix-list@iiug.org [mailto:owner-informix-list@iiug.org] On Behalf Of Jack Parker Sent: 09 February 2004 21:58 To: scottm@dinecollege.edu Cc: informix-list@iiug.org Subject: 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