Re: [802SEC] Spam on email reflectors
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Bob,
"limit participation of those without a legitimate business .com
email address"?
Surely you jest!
Roger
>Mike, I don't know of any 802 reflectors that are closed to notes from
>outsiders. However, I know of no good reasons not to do so. As long as the
>chair's email address (and the addresses of the other Working Group
>officers) is posted on the web site, serious inquiries can always be sent
>there. I have certainly had my share of "I am a student in Bolivia and
>want to know all about 802 standards. Please send me the information". If
>these students have a way of finding our email addresses, more serious
>inquirers certainly can. I expect Spam will become a worse problem over
>time, rather than less severe. It may also be just a matter of time before
>we get more offensive spamming, then the one we got today. If anyone on the
>reflector abuses that privilege, then that offending email id can certainly
>be withdrawn. In addition, you can limit participation of those without a
>legitimate business .com email address to people whose names and or phone
>numbers you can independently verify, or even to participants in 802.17.
>
>Does anyone out there have any really good reasons to keep the Working Group
>reflectors open to non-members?
>
>Best regards,
>
>Robert D. Love
>Chair, Resilient Packet Ring Alliance
>President, LAN Connect Consultants
>7105 Leveret Circle Raleigh, NC 27615
>Phone: 919 848-6773 Mobile: 919 810-7816
>email: rdlove@ieee.org Fax: 720 222-0900
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Mike Takefman" <tak@cisco.com>
>To: <stds-802-sec@ieee.org>
>Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 3:00 PM
>Subject: [802SEC] Spam on email reflectors
>
>
>>
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>> People,
>>
>> I recall a recent spate of spam on the SEC reflector and the
>> discussion on whether posting policies should be open or
>> closed.
>>
>> My reflector just got spammed today and some of my members
>> have suggested I restrict posting to members of the
>> mailing list.
>>
>> Does any other group restrict access in a similar manner?
>>
>> cheers,
>>
>> mike
>>
>> --
>> Michael Takefman tak@cisco.com
>> Manager HW Engineering, Cisco Systems
>> Chair IEEE 802.17 Stds WG
>> 2000 Innovation Dr, Ottawa, Canada, K2K 3E8
>> voice: 613-271-3399 fax: 613-271-4867