spam filters (was: entity mib support for tcif)
"C. M. Heard" <[email protected]>
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>>>>> On Sun Sep 7 13:25:01 2003, C. M. Heard wrote: cmh> Indeed, I think there is a practical reason to avoid long lists cmh> of addresses in the To: and Cc: fields -- the spam filters for cmh> the lists hosted as ietf.org seem to be trapping such messages cmh> as potential spam. When that happens it results in moderation cmh> delays, which inhibits the discussion; indeed, several cmh> messages from this thread seem to be sitting in the entmib cmh> moderation queue as we speak, and I suspect this as the cause. cmh> If this message makes it to the entmib list without delay, cmh> thereby confirming my suspicions, I suggest that we trim down cmh> the To: and Cc: lists and send the messages to [email protected] cmh> only. That message has only [email protected] in the To: list ... >>>>> ON Sun Sep 7 13:26:04 2003, [email protected] replied: admin> Your message entitled admin> admin> RE: [Entmib] entity mib support for tcif admin> admin> was successfully received by the Entmib mailing list. ... and it appears, unlike its brethren with the long To: and Cc: lists, to have successfully evaded the spam traps (it was automatically processed within a minute of being sent). >>>>> On Sun Sep 7 13:41:44 2003, Andy Bierman confirmed this: andy> thanks for pointing this out. I run the entmib list andy> and I try to check the queue once a day. Messages are andy> blocked for too many recipients and also messages posted andy> by non-members of the list. Enough said. Those on the bcc: list who are not subscribed to the entmib list and who wish to continue the discussion may subscribe so at http://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/entmib //cmh