Re: Restricting the list

[Ben Nowlin <[e-mail]>]

> 
> At 11:21 AM 2/5/96, Jim Conklin wrote:
> >  Well, we've been caught!  I assume that most of you don't wish ads for
> >nude models (and whatever may follow) in your ietf list mail, and that
> >those of you who do can find them elsewhwere.
> 
> I wish it no more than I seek ads for magazine subscriptions I have no
> interest in.  Nevertheless, I'm not about ask the US postmaster to validate
> everyone who might send a message to my postal box.  There is no reason to
> think my email address should be treated any differently.
> 
> >  I'm going to take the immediate steps of removing this list from its
> >globally published status, which may or may not help.
> >  I'm also considering making restricting posting to the subscribers to the
> >list, which is more restrictive than the normal situation for ietf lists,
> >so I'd like to get your reactions to that before I do so.

I don't know that there is a need to go that far to restrict the posts.
Remember a while back in 1995 when someone pulled a similar "prank" by
*spamming* email lists with a plea from a gal named "Olga"???  On the
firewalls lists there was software put out that filtered out "Olga"
and similar references and all was well after a few weeks.  I don't
see why a similar *effort* could not commence for "Katrina" :-)

Ben

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