From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: 103376,38d41f80765db1ca X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news1.google.com!news2.google.com!proxad.net!freenix!enst.fr!melchior!cuivre.fr.eu.org!melchior.frmug.org!not-for-mail From: Stephen Leake Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Ada France - stop spamming the newsgroup Date: 17 Oct 2004 08:12:36 -0400 Organization: Cuivre, Argent, Or Message-ID: References: <87is9ahi5a.fsf@beeblebrox.rfc1149.net> <878ya6gnnu.fsf@beeblebrox.rfc1149.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: lovelace.ada-france.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: melchior.cuivre.fr.eu.org 1098015194 25998 212.85.156.195 (17 Oct 2004 12:13:14 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@melchior.cuivre.fr.eu.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2004 12:13:14 +0000 (UTC) To: comp.lang.ada@ada-france.org Return-Path: In-Reply-To: <878ya6gnnu.fsf@beeblebrox.rfc1149.net> User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.3 X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new-20030616-p10 (Debian) at ada-france.org X-BeenThere: comp.lang.ada@ada-france.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Gateway to the comp.lang.ada Usenet newsgroup" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.lang.ada:5353 Date: 2004-10-17T08:12:36-04:00 Samuel Tardieu writes: > >>>>> "Larry" == Larry Kilgallen writes: > > Larry> Since you have not done so to date, it would seem the only hope > Larry> is to shame you into responsible internet behavior. > > As far as I know, our gateway (our "flawed spammer vector" as you call > it) is the only freely available one, used by more than 50 people who > may not be able to access usenet news otherwise. If it has been abused > by spammers, well, this is life, and we are taking measures right now > to enhance our anti-spam system. As one of those 50 people, I support Sam. Larry, cool down a bit. The spam has only recently gotten to be an annoyance. It is not anywhere near "bad". Give them a chance to fix the problem. This entire system is supported by volunteers; you can't treat them like a support contract company! -- -- Stephe