Re: [spam]

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On 20 October 2012 00:30, Bob Goodwin - Zuni, Virginia, USA
<bobgoodwin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 19/10/12 18:51, Matthew Miller wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 03:47:34PM -0700, Joe Zeff wrote:
>>>>

>>
>> In general, quoting or not, it's best to just leave mailing list spam
>> alone,
>> or send an off-list message to the list moderator. Replying just compounds
>> the problem.
>>
>> But, either way, let's keep to a friendly welcoming tone for new users and
>> old.
>>
>>
>>
>    Yes, there was one innocuous item of spam which I filtered and more
>    than a dozen comments. I find the comments more annoying ...

It's harmful and people keep doing it, in those circumstances a
message to the list asking people not to do it seems justified. More
so than an email complaining about the number of emails on any given
subject, which is usually a self-defeating action.

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imalone
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