Re: why don't U filter the contents

I thought membsership of IIUG was a pre-requisite for the mail feed malcolm weallans wrote: > > Jack, > I wasn't suggesting that membership of iiug was essential to participate > in the informix community just that membership of the iiug would bring > the benefit of virus and spam screened emails about Informix topics. I > agree that it would not prevent people extracting email addresses from > the messages posted to cdi but it would mean that iiug could honestly > say they had done everything they could reasonably do to protect the > emails. > And as for sending mail to the list not using the proper-id I did it > only this morning. > > Malcolm > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-informix-list@iiug.org [mailto:owner-informix-list@iiug.org] > On Behalf Of Jack Parker > Sent: 10 February 2004 11:03 > To: malcolm weallans; scottm@dinecollege.edu > Cc: informix-list@iiug.org > Subject: Re: why don't U filter the contents > > When was the last time you tried to send mail to the list not using the > proper mail-id? It gets rejected. kudos to the list and it's manager. > > You can't create a vaccuum by sealing half a room. > > As for membership in iiug being a requirement to participate in the > Informix community - I've never been happy about that. > > If it's that much of an issue, why not pull the plug between the list > and the newsgroup? > > cheers > j. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "malcolm weallans" <malcolm.iiug@btopenworld.com> > To: "'Jack Parker'" <vze2qjg5@verizon.net>; <scottm@dinecollege.edu> > Cc: <informix-list@iiug.org> > Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 7:32 AM > Subject: 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