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Re: Damn remove messages

On Thu, 9 Apr 1998, Haukur Hreinsson wrote:

> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: INewsensel <>
> To:  <>
> Date: 9. apríl 1998 20:48
> Subject: remove
> 
> 
> >remove
> 
> Any chance we could have the list software either:
> 1) Block any message with either a subject or body containing no words other
> than "remove" (not counting signatures) and reply privately with a clue.
> 2) Append instructions on how to unsubscribe to every message passed to the
> list.
> ?
> 
	Could be worse. On the java-linux mailing list, some guy started
trolling for flames by subscribing, and then spamming us with messages
where the only part of the body was 'unscribe'. It caught on in the same
way - a lot of defective end users starting doing it, too. I'd second
Haukur's motion before it goes that far - can the listadmins filter this
stuff out?

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