nanong list spam filtering

[nanog at deman.com (Michael DeMan)]

I take this back.
Spam I received was not via anybody sending to/from nanog at nanog.org but rather directly to my subscribed e-mail address.
- Mike


On Apr 24, 2014, at 1:29 AM, Michael DeMan <nanog at deman.com> wrote:

> Hi All,
> 
> Sorry being a bit off-topic and having a boring subject, but we really should clean up whatever has been going on with so much spam hitting this mailing list.
> 
> 
> NO - I am complaining about people who post things I disagree with or on topics I have little interest in, I am tired of the stuff like...
> subject: Top rated...wireless security cameras--for both indoor & outdoor
> subject: Save on: Hawaii, vacation packages
> (classic) subject: Compare: the best, email marketing services
> subject: Cards reward plans\rates compared(MC-Capital1-Venture-ChaseFreedom-Citicard-BankAmericard-Discover-Visa)
> ...and what not.
> 
> 
> Has it always been the policy perhaps that this mailing list does no spam filtering whatsoever?  If so that would be understandable.
> 
> Meanwhile I think would be better for the community if at least some of the most egregious and obvious stuff did not have cpu and network cycles spent forwarding it onwards?
> As always, I could imagine that although I think this is simple it could be a politically charged debate.
> 
> Cheers and please fix if possible,
> - Michael DeMan
>