Re: namedroppers mismanagement, continued

I agree that a size limit would be appropriate, especially if it also
applied to the main list, but maybe even if it did not.

On Wed, 27 Nov 2002, Randy Presuhn wrote:

> Hi -
>
> > Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2002 11:50:23 -0500 (EST)
> > From: "Michael Froomkin - U.Miami School of Law" 
> > <froomkin(_at_)law(_dot_)miami(_dot_)edu>
> > To: ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org
> > Cc: iesg(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org
> > Subject: Re: namedroppers mismanagement, continued
> > In-Reply-To: 
> > <20021127155832(_dot_)12772(_dot_)qmail(_at_)cr(_dot_)yp(_dot_)to>
> > Message-ID: 
> > <Pine(_dot_)LNX(_dot_)4(_dot_)10(_dot_)10211271147380(_dot_)7561-100000(_at_)spitfire(_dot_)law(_dot_)miami(_dot_)edu>
> ....
> > Regardless of the specifics of this case, I think a good rule would be to
> > say that all bounced messages on any IETF list MUST be archived on a
> > separate 'bounced' list.  To whom would this suggestion best be directed?
> ....
>
> As someone who has maintained a couple of WG mailing lists
> for several years, I'd object to the imposition of such a
> requirement.  The amount of spam, especially *large* (megabyte
> or more) viral messages, directed at WG mailing lists makes
> keeping all the trash a highly unattractive proposition.
>
> (Much of the viral spam I see bears the forged addresses
> of legitimate subscribers, so I have to resort to other
> mechanisms to keep the lists clean.)
>
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