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To: "Per I. Mathisen" <per@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: freeciv@xxxxxxxxxxx, <freeciv-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Freeciv] Re: [Freeciv-Dev] Warning about mail to lists from non-subscribers
From: Vasco Alexandre Da Silva Costa <vasc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 18:42:15 +0100 (WET DST)

On Fri, 22 Aug 2003, Per I. Mathisen wrote:

> The freeciv lists are closed, in the sense that only list subscribers can
> post to them. If your email address is not in the subscriber list, you
> cannot email the list directly. Any email that is sent to the list from an
> address not in the subscriber list goes to the list moderator (that's me)
> for approval first. This has worked fine for quite a while and has reduced
> the amount of spam on the lists to just about zero.
>
> However, the last few days I've been bombarded with virus-mails and
> auto-response mails from anti-virus programs that fill up the moderation
> queue. This means that I can spend much less time checking every mail to
> see if it is legit and should be passed on to the list. So please,
> ensure that you either send email to the lists from your subscribed
> address, resubscribe with your new address, or subscribe all your known
> email addresses and set all but one as vacationed.
>
> For more help on how the lists work, send 'help' to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
> If you need help getting addresses changed or subscribed as vacationed,
> contact me offlist.

Perhaps it would be warranted to put a virus filter wall before you have
to read the emails?

---
Vasco Alexandre da Silva Costa @ Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisboa





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