Thread: OT: mailing list delays
There's another post with someone who hasn't been seeing any messages. I'm getting stuff mixed together from the last few days. Is this my problem or is anyone else seeing it too? -- Richard Huxton
Me too. I get it and it frustrates me very much so. -Roj Richard Huxton wrote: >There's another post with someone who hasn't been seeing any messages. I'm >getting stuff mixed together from the last few days. Is this my problem or is >anyone else seeing it too? > > >
Postings by those note on the lists (ie. reading through newsgroups) get put into a queue to be moderated ... today, I went through ~400 messages, of which <100 were legit (non spam) postings ... when I came in on Monday, there were >1000 messages to weed through ... I try to go through it daily during the week, but there are days where it just isn't possible, so it gets delayed a day or three ... On Thu, 7 Nov 2002, Richard Huxton wrote: > There's another post with someone who hasn't been seeing any messages. > I'm getting stuff mixed together from the last few days. Is this my > problem or is anyone else seeing it too? > > -- > Richard Huxton > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster >
"Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@hub.org> writes:
> Postings by those note on the lists (ie. reading through newsgroups) get
> put into a queue to be moderated ... today, I went through ~400 messages,
> of which <100 were legit (non spam) postings ... when I came in on Monday,
> there were >1000 messages to weed through ...
> I try to go through it daily during the week, but there are days where it
> just isn't possible, so it gets delayed a day or three ...
Perhaps you could share the moderation workload with someone?
(I'm not volunteering, but I bet there's people out there who'd be
willing to help.)
regards, tom lane
On Thu, 2002-11-07 at 12:40, Marc G. Fournier wrote: > > Postings by those note on the lists (ie. reading through newsgroups) get > put into a queue to be moderated ... today, I went through ~400 messages, > of which <100 were legit (non spam) postings ... when I came in on Monday, > there were >1000 messages to weed through ... > > I try to go through it daily during the week, but there are days where it > just isn't possible, so it gets delayed a day or three ... > wow, are you rejecting mail from people not subscribed to the list? If those spam messages are coming from subscribed emails, perhaps you can unsubscribe (or ban?) them from the list when they send spam. Over time it should curb your workload. Robert Treat
Robert Treat wrote: > On Thu, 2002-11-07 at 12:40, Marc G. Fournier wrote: > > > > Postings by those note on the lists (ie. reading through newsgroups) get > > put into a queue to be moderated ... today, I went through ~400 messages, > > of which <100 were legit (non spam) postings ... when I came in on Monday, > > there were >1000 messages to weed through ... > > > > I try to go through it daily during the week, but there are days where it > > just isn't possible, so it gets delayed a day or three ... > > > > wow, are you rejecting mail from people not subscribed to the list? If > those spam messages are coming from subscribed emails, perhaps you can > unsubscribe (or ban?) them from the list when they send spam. Over time > it should curb your workload. I assume the spam is coming from non-subscribers. That's how they get into that queue. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073
Marc G. Fournier wrote: > Postings by those note on the lists (ie. reading through newsgroups) get > put into a queue to be moderated ... today, I went through ~400 messages, > of which <100 were legit (non spam) postings ... when I came in on Monday, > there were >1000 messages to weed through ... > > I try to go through it daily during the week, but there are days where it > just isn't possible, so it gets delayed a day or three ... I remember years ago when spam from newsgroups found their way into the lists. Despite the delay in approved messages, I just wanted to voice a "Thank You" for filtering. It is a job which does not get much praise, so I thought I'd change that trend... > On Thu, 7 Nov 2002, Richard Huxton wrote: > >>There's another post with someone who hasn't been seeing any messages. >>I'm getting stuff mixed together from the last few days. Is this my >>problem or is anyone else seeing it too? >>TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ P.S.: This tip should be removed... Mike Mascari mascarm@mascari.com
On 7 Nov 2002, Robert Treat wrote: > On Thu, 2002-11-07 at 12:40, Marc G. Fournier wrote: > > > > Postings by those note on the lists (ie. reading through newsgroups) get > > put into a queue to be moderated ... today, I went through ~400 messages, > > of which <100 were legit (non spam) postings ... when I came in on Monday, > > there were >1000 messages to weed through ... > > > > I try to go through it daily during the week, but there are days where it > > just isn't possible, so it gets delayed a day or three ... > > > > wow, are you rejecting mail from people not subscribed to the list? If > those spam messages are coming from subscribed emails, perhaps you can > unsubscribe (or ban?) them from the list when they send spam. Over time > it should curb your workload. No legit message is rejected, only spam, or duplicates ... any other messages I just scan for appropriate content and approve ... in most cases, I believe that those that get 'stuck' in the queue are those reading the newsgroups ... a simple 'subscribe' to the list and a 'set nomail' would allow them to read newsgroups and post to the lists ...
On Thu, 7 Nov 2002, Bruce Momjian wrote: > Robert Treat wrote: > > On Thu, 2002-11-07 at 12:40, Marc G. Fournier wrote: > > > > > > Postings by those note on the lists (ie. reading through newsgroups) get > > > put into a queue to be moderated ... today, I went through ~400 messages, > > > of which <100 were legit (non spam) postings ... when I came in on Monday, > > > there were >1000 messages to weed through ... > > > > > > I try to go through it daily during the week, but there are days where it > > > just isn't possible, so it gets delayed a day or three ... > > > > > > > wow, are you rejecting mail from people not subscribed to the list? If > > those spam messages are coming from subscribed emails, perhaps you can > > unsubscribe (or ban?) them from the list when they send spam. Over time > > it should curb your workload. > > I assume the spam is coming from non-subscribers. That's how they get > into that queue. correct ...
On Thursday 07 Nov 2002 6:55 pm, Tom Lane wrote: > "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@hub.org> writes: > > Postings by those note on the lists (ie. reading through newsgroups) get > > put into a queue to be moderated ... today, I went through ~400 messages, > > of which <100 were legit (non spam) postings ... when I came in on > > Monday, there were >1000 messages to weed through ... > > > > I try to go through it daily during the week, but there are days where it > > just isn't possible, so it gets delayed a day or three ... > > Perhaps you could share the moderation workload with someone? > > (I'm not volunteering, but I bet there's people out there who'd be > willing to help.) I am volunteering if there's a way for me to help out. I run through the lists most mornings anyway. Can't guarantee *every* day, but at least 90% of the time. -- Richard Huxton
On Friday 08 Nov 2002 12:15 am, Marc G. Fournier wrote: > > in most cases, I believe that those that get 'stuck' in the queue are > those reading the newsgroups ... a simple 'subscribe' to the list and a > 'set nomail' would allow them to read newsgroups and post to the lists ... Perhaps a weekly "META: Guide to using the PostgreSQL Lists" post would reduce the volume a bit. -- Richard Huxton
On Fri, 2002-11-08 at 05:13, Richard Huxton wrote: > On Friday 08 Nov 2002 12:15 am, Marc G. Fournier wrote: > > > > in most cases, I believe that those that get 'stuck' in the queue are > > those reading the newsgroups ... a simple 'subscribe' to the list and a > > 'set nomail' would allow them to read newsgroups and post to the lists ... > > Perhaps a weekly "META: Guide to using the PostgreSQL Lists" post would reduce > the volume a bit. > Well, since these folks aren't subscribed to the list, this might not work as well as we'd hope (kind of like how people keep asking questions that are on the FAQ) though I'm certainly not against the idea. Something a bit more encompassing would be a flat rejection of all posts from non-subscribed posters (with instructions on how to subscribe and set the option for nomail). Robert Treat
On Fri, 8 Nov 2002, Richard Huxton wrote: > On Friday 08 Nov 2002 12:15 am, Marc G. Fournier wrote: > > > > in most cases, I believe that those that get 'stuck' in the queue are > > those reading the newsgroups ... a simple 'subscribe' to the list and a > > 'set nomail' would allow them to read newsgroups and post to the lists ... > > Perhaps a weekly "META: Guide to using the PostgreSQL Lists" post would > reduce the volume a bit. If someone wants to write it ... ? :) Actually, setting up a cronjob to just send such to the newsgroups themselves would probably do the trick ...
On Friday 08 Nov 2002 7:01 pm, Marc G. Fournier wrote: > On Fri, 8 Nov 2002, Richard Huxton wrote: > > On Friday 08 Nov 2002 12:15 am, Marc G. Fournier wrote: > > > in most cases, I believe that those that get 'stuck' in the queue are > > > those reading the newsgroups ... a simple 'subscribe' to the list and a > > > 'set nomail' would allow them to read newsgroups and post to the lists > > > ... > > > > Perhaps a weekly "META: Guide to using the PostgreSQL Lists" post would > > reduce the volume a bit. > > If someone wants to write it ... ? :) > > Actually, setting up a cronjob to just send such to the newsgroups > themselves would probably do the trick ... I'll run up a draft Monday and post it to pgsql-docs Mon pm or Tue am. -- Richard Huxton