Re: [CORE] Egad, what a lot of spammage - Mailing list pgsql-www

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: [CORE] Egad, what a lot of spammage
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Msg-id 24028.1200498452@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: [CORE] Egad, what a lot of spammage  ("Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>)
Responses Re: [CORE] Egad, what a lot of spammage  (Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net>)
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"Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com> writes:
> Magnus Hagander wrote:
>> Do we have any statistics of how many *legitimate* posts actually come
>> thruogh that way? That aren't spam of any kind?

There are quite a number of regular contributors who prefer to read the
lists via usenet.  We can't just permanently shut down that link; I only
suggested it as a temporary measure until this spam attack could be
brought under control.

> Even if we do it would be easy enough to say.. Hey if you are posting to 
> rec.arts.wannabe.a.bondage.queen and pgsql.general, that the post is 
> likely offtopic.

Agreed, though probably stuff in comp.databases.* ought to be allowed.
        regards, tom lane


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