isaacdupree:
Brandon S. Allbery KF8NH wrote:
On Oct 21, 2007, at 12:50 , Isaac Dupree wrote:
Brandon S. Allbery KF8NH wrote:
The main problem with such a submission point is that most "submissions" would come from spammers. (*grumble*)
Are spammers really smart enough to put "darcs patch: " at the beginning of the subject line, and attach a darcs patch (e.g. reject any subject line that doesn't contain "darcs patch", at least if it's from someone who has never sent a message that's been accepted by the address/list)? If they don't sign up, and aren't given access to list archives, I don't see how spammer-machines could automatically find out...
Sadly, spammers aren't just machines, and the people behind the machines seem to actively seek out ways to target even the most unlikely recipients. I've given up on trying to understand their logic beyond "all possible recipients in all possible ways at all possible times".
the odd thing is that haskell.org and other mailman mailing lists don't seem to get spammed. Even though anyone can register any e-mail address instantly (in the most common configuration)
They do get spammed. This list gets 5 or so a day. We just block them effectively by requiring subscription, and then applying a bunch of mailman rules. If people will take the time to prepare a darcs patch, the burden of signing up to the list seems relatively light in comparison, and helps ensure we can talk to potential contributors more easily. -- Don