Problem with spam on "issues" mailing list

Hi,

We have a serious problem with spam on the "issuescvs2svn.tigris.org"
mailing list.

A couple of months ago, I manually deleted (dozens?
hundreds?) of spam
emails from the issues mailing list archive.  Today I did it
again.
This is a real hassle, partly because the workflow for
deleting mails
using the collabnet interface is rather awkward.  (I wish
the delete
confirmation screen would display the email about to be
deleted.)

I haven't noticed the spam emails in my personal inbox.  I
don't know
why.  Maybe they are filtered out very effectively at my
end, or maybe
at the collabnet side *after* they are inserted into the
mailing list
archive.

About a week ago, I started getting emails requesting me to
"MODERATE"
emails sent to the issues mailing list.  Most of the
messages have been
spam, but I just got a pile of MODERATE requests for
legitimate emails.
 I suppose that I am getting these messages via the
"ownercvs2svn.tigris.org" email address, but I'm not
sure.  (The mail
headers only mention "httpd-ownercvs2svn.tigris.org".)  I am also not
sure who else gets these MODERATE request emails or who is
on the
"ownercvs2svn.tigris.org" mailing list, though I
suppose that it is an
alias for the project owners.

I'm not psyched about being a human spam filter.  Is there
a way that
this system could be configured to be spam-resistant?  (For
example,
only allow emails originating in the issue tracker?)

I don't seem to get any spams from the other cvs2svn
mailing lists.

Thanks,
Michael

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Anything anyone could do to reduce the SPAM on the cvs2svn
mailing list 
would be greatly appreciated.  99% of the SPAM I get is from
this list.

    Thanks,
    - David Summers

On Tue, 28 Mar 2006, Michael Haggerty wrote:

> We have a serious problem with spam on the
"issuescvs2svn.tigris.org"
> mailing list.
>
> A couple of months ago, I manually deleted (dozens?
hundreds?) of spam
> emails from the issues mailing list archive.  Today I
did it again.
> This is a real hassle, partly because the workflow for
deleting mails
> using the collabnet interface is rather awkward.  (I
wish the delete
> confirmation screen would display the email about to be
deleted.)
>
> I haven't noticed the spam emails in my personal
inbox.  I don't know
> why.  Maybe they are filtered out very effectively at
my end, or maybe
> at the collabnet side *after* they are inserted into
the mailing list
> archive.
>
> About a week ago, I started getting emails requesting
me to "MODERATE"
> emails sent to the issues mailing list.  Most of the
messages have been
> spam, but I just got a pile of MODERATE requests for
legitimate emails.
> I suppose that I am getting these messages via the
> "ownercvs2svn.tigris.org" email address,
but I'm not sure.  (The mail
> headers only mention "httpd-ownercvs2svn.tigris.org".)  I am also not
> sure who else gets these MODERATE request emails or who
is on the
> "ownercvs2svn.tigris.org" mailing list,
though I suppose that it is an
> alias for the project owners.
>
> I'm not psyched about being a human spam filter.  Is
there a way that
> this system could be configured to be spam-resistant? 
(For example,
> only allow emails originating in the issue tracker?)
>
> I don't seem to get any spams from the other cvs2svn
mailing lists.
>
> Thanks,
> Michael
>
>
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>

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Michael Haggerty wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> We have a serious problem with spam on the
"issuescvs2svn.tigris.org"
> mailing list.
> 
> A couple of months ago, I manually deleted (dozens?
hundreds?) of spam
> emails from the issues mailing list archive.  Today I
did it again.
> This is a real hassle, partly because the workflow for
deleting mails
> using the collabnet interface is rather awkward.  (I
wish the delete
> confirmation screen would display the email about to be
deleted.)
> 
> I haven't noticed the spam emails in my personal
inbox.  I don't know
> why.  Maybe they are filtered out very effectively at
my end, or maybe
> at the collabnet side *after* they are inserted into
the mailing list
> archive.
> 
> About a week ago, I started getting emails requesting
me to "MODERATE"
> emails sent to the issues mailing list.  Most of the
messages have been
> spam, but I just got a pile of MODERATE requests for
legitimate emails.
>  I suppose that I am getting these messages via the
> "ownercvs2svn.tigris.org" email address,
but I'm not sure.  (The mail
> headers only mention "httpd-ownercvs2svn.tigris.org".)  I am also not
> sure who else gets these MODERATE request emails or who
is on the
> "ownercvs2svn.tigris.org" mailing list,
though I suppose that it is an
> alias for the project owners.
> 
> I'm not psyched about being a human spam filter.  Is
there a way that
> this system could be configured to be spam-resistant? 
(For example,
> only allow emails originating in the issue tracker?)
> 
> I don't seem to get any spams from the other cvs2svn
mailing lists.

I flipped the list from "unmoderated" mode into
"discuss" mode a while
ago, not realizing quite what the "ownercvs2svn..." address actually
was, and not wanting to remove it as a moderator without
knowing.

I've now removed the "ownercvs2svn..." address
from the list of moderators.


Max.
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