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Re: Spams 'n' Demos

From: Markku Kolkka <mk59200@cc.tut.fi>
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 1996 14:44:23 +0200
Subject: Re: Spams 'n' Demos
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At 09.00 20.2.96 -0800, stev0 wrote:

>About all those spams we've been getting:  Old wisdom
>(complaining to postmaster@<domain name>) doesn't
>work anymore, since most of them forge their headers.

So, would it be possible to make an addition to the automoderation software
that would check for a valid From: header line before forwarding the message
to love-hounds and rec.music.gaffa? This would get rid of those "Sound City
2000" and "Filipino girls" spams, at least.
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	Markku Kolkka
	mk59200@cc.tut.fi