From: ichudov@algebra.com (Igor Chudov @ home)
Date: Sat, 24 May 1997 20:10:14 +0800
To: aba@dcs.ex.ac.uk (Adam Back)
Subject: Re: Bcc's & cpunks@algebra.com forwards
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Message-ID: <199705241203.HAA13929@manifold.algebra.com>
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Adam Back wrote:
> Igor Chudov <ichudov@algebra.com> writes:
> > Adam Back wrote:
> > > Igor Chudov <ichudov@algebra.com> writes:
> > > >
> > > > plz do not use bcc
> > > 
> > > Why not?  It is quite convenient for coping with the non-cross posting
> > > policy of other groups.
> > > 
> > > Also what is it with the <cpunks@manifold.algebra.com> forwards, why
> > > are these coming to the list forwarded from that address?  Are they
> > > things which failed your procmail filter manually forwarded
> > > afterwards?
> >
> > the answer is that it happens because of my spam filter for cypherpunks.
> > 
> > you would not believe how much spam it catches... and bogus mailing
> > lists that cypherpunks were sub-scri-bed to...
> > 
> > the theory behind it is that if something was not sent to cypherpunks
> > explicitly, it most likely does not belong there.
> > 
> > naturally, I DO forward all stuff that belongs there to the list.
> 
> I see.
> 
> Any chance you could fix the forwards up so they look like normal
> posts?  Maybe stuff them into a file which procmail picks up without
> doing the spam check?

A good point. I will write a shell script for that when I get time.

> I'm not sure why someone would want to do a Bcc
> cypherpunks@algebra.com and Cc coderpunks@toad.com because (if I have
> this right) it'll be cypherpunks which sees the Cc coderpunks, and
> people on cypherpunks will auto-repy to coderpunks, which is the
> opposite of what people on coderpunks want.  What people should do is
> Bcc coderpunks (or cryptography) for this purpose.

I would agree with this.

	- Igor.