From: | Thom Brown <thom(at)linux(dot)com> |
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To: | Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net> |
Cc: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, pgsql-www <pgsql-www(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: Please stop approving obvious spam... |
Date: | 2010-09-06 08:17:48 |
Message-ID: | AANLkTi=VmO8vG8sZ=BEgUTA=VhwePpLeENXrer5w07DR@mail.gmail.com |
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On 6 September 2010 08:42, Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net> wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 21:49, Thom Brown <thom(at)linux(dot)com> wrote:
>> On 4 September 2010 19:14, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
>>> Whoever approved this was asleep at the switch; and the same for the
>>> spam from the same address a few days ago in pgsql-admin.
>>>
>>> (I assume from the timestamps that it was moderated, and the
>>> source address isn't actually subscribed.)
>>
>> I haven't got access to the list to check the email address, but yes,
>> I'm pretty sure that was moderated.
>
> I just checked the moderation queue of -hackers, which had about 40
> unmoderated messages (all but three was spam). Well over half of these
> were messages that were spam but that looked like responses to proper
> thread (subject line actually active on the lists within the past day
> or two). My guess is somebody got slightly trigger-happy and only
> checked the subject and not the contents. AFAIK, this is a new "type"
> of spam that hasn't shown up before - at least I haven't seen it.
I don't mind taking on more moderation if it becomes necessary. I
tend to moderate as they come in (when I'm awake obviously).
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Thom Brown
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