ANST - YOU'VE BEEN rejected

[Bill Sholar]

A couple days ago Pug mentioned the new spam blockers that we'll 
be using then said:

> The problems that we'll see is if any of the users on the lists match 
> any the above criteria.

Markov then suggested:

> Incoming letters not matching the subscriber list would be sent to a 
> "bin" where further filtering can be applied.

Pug ultimately responded:

> The problem is, as many maintainers who do filter this way have 
> found out, is that the account/system that someone is subscribed 
> as, is not always the system they are posting from. (This could be 
> due to end-user Anti-SPAM measures, end-user misconfigurations, 
> or sites that truly have messed up mail systems.) This means that 
> they are then SENT ON TO THE MAINTAINER eventhough they are a 
> subscriber to the list. 
(emphasis added)


I may have totally missed the point myself, but I don't think that 
Markov was suggesting that Pug personally approve all postings 
that aren't from subscribers. Rather I think he meant that a rule 
could be established that gave subscribers a free ticket past the 
anti-spam measures. No messages from subscribers would be 
subjected to the anti-spam filtering and all would get through. 
People who are posting from other accounts or non-subscribers 
would go through the anti-spam filtering, but 95% of them would 
still get through. Pug, you would only have to approve the small 
number of messages that weren't from a subscriber and failed the 
spam test.

I have no idea if this is feasible, but its a neat idea any way.

--Giraut d'Avinho

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