Re: Meta-topic: Spam filtering and bounced messages

[Anthony W. Youngman]

In message <address@hidden>, Larry Gilbert <address@hidden> 
writes
> I am repeatedly getting requests from the lilypond-user mailing list to 
> re-enable my subscription because messages sent to me by the list 
> system keep bouncing.

Same here
> After consulting with my own mail administrator about the problem, it 
> appears the messages being bounced are all spam that was sent to the 
> list, probably from non-subscribers.

I can't consult, because it's my ISP doing the bouncing
> It is important to me that spam messages *continue* to be bounced by my 
> mail server, because I have a bad enough time coping with all the spam 
> that *does* get through.  But I do not want my subscription jeopardized 
> by this.

I could turn off my ISP's spam-filter, but I guess I'd then get masses 
of spam - before they implemented it I had to have aggressive rules that 
bounced huge amounts of junk.
> Are there any options left for me, short of sucking it up and leaving 
> the list?
I don't think I'd go that far, but it is a pain :-(

Cheers,
Wol
--
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