Vitaliy wrote:
> M. Adam Davis wrote:
> "Like many others I have a piclist email account that is used only for
> the piclist.  I get a very, very small amount of spam, so I'll be very
> curious what results you get on your test.
> 
> Although, I understand there are those reluctant to change their email
> procedures and processes, and may not be able to take advantage of
> such filtering capabilities - but to ask the entire list to bend over
> so a few people can avoid moving to better technology is short
> sighted."
> 
> I agree with Adam. SpamAssassin (a free server-side install) will get rid of 
> 95% of the spam for you, and there are other techniques that you can use to 
> reduce the amount of spam you get, to a tiny trickle. An easier solution 
> that many people choose, is a Gmail account.

Absolutely in agreement. A throw-away account is an excellent way to
deal with the Piclist.

If Mailman(the Piclist software) allowed "from" to be adjusted on a
per-user basis it would be one thing, but since it isn't, the current
settings are the way it's going to stay.

Cheerful regards,

Bob


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