Spam on the list [Was: Re: [R] Urgent ...]
On Mon, Nov 04, 2002 at 11:08:49AM +0100, Martin Maechler wrote:
Even if only subscribers could post, we would have to protect from spam quite a bit, since many spams and even more viruses are now spread by faking proper "From: ..." addresses (that are sometimes collected from the *corresponding mailing list archives).
That's true and you're obviously right. Matej
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