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From: Roy Bamford <neddyseagoon@g.o>
To: gentoo-project@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-project] Spam reduction proposal - switching lists to a web-form for subscription
Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 20:01:02
Message-Id: 1243454459.3480.2@NeddySeagoon
In Reply to: [gentoo-project] Spam reduction proposal - switching lists to a web-form for subscription by "Robin H. Johnson"
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4 On 2009.05.27 17:28, Robin H. Johnson wrote:
5 > Lately we've been seeing a LOT of spam being sent to the mailing list
6 > subscribe mechanism,
7 [snip]
8 > To combat this problem, I'd like us to consider switching the
9 > subscribe
10 > mechanism for the mailing lists to be a web form (protected with
11 > recaptcha). Unsubscribe will continue to be offered as an email
12 > action
13 > for the moment, because it ignores the mail if the address was not
14 > subscribed.
15 >
16 > --
17 > Robin Hugh Johnson
18 > Gentoo Linux Developer & Infra Guy
19 > E-Mail : robbat2@g.o
20 > GnuPG FP : 11AC BA4F 4778 E3F6 E4ED F38E B27B 944E 3488 4E85
21 >
22 Robin,
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24 Is this a spam outburst that will blow over ?
25
26 How will visually imparied users subscribe ?
27 If that is still possible, I'm not against such a move.
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30 Regards,
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32 Roy Bamford
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34 gentoo-ops
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