From d0171b7513aedcf48f3a6366a14c2f12a9d61c1f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: klm
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1998 15:25:26 +0000
Subject: Changing policy about when notifications are sent for posts held for
 approval - notifications are now sent even for suspected spam.  I was
 experimenting with avoiding alerting spammers to spam filtering, but i've
 come to realize that:

 - Not notifying prevents non-spammers from getting any feedback when
   they inadvertantly trip a spam sensitivity, and
 - It's probably best to blast stuff back at spammers.  In the common
   case that the return addresses are useless, no harm, and if the
   return addrs are good, then the more people using the spam
   protection, the more spam the spammer gets in response.

The moral is, forthrightness is the best policy.  Even if it does
expose our measures and up the ante in the spam war, security via
obscurity is a poor, and often misguided, approach.
---
 scripts/post | 8 ++------
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

(limited to 'scripts/post')

diff --git a/scripts/post b/scripts/post
index 89a49c660..94710fb27 100755
--- a/scripts/post
+++ b/scripts/post
@@ -64,12 +64,8 @@ try:
 	current_list.Post(msg)
     except Errors.MMNeedApproval, err_msg:
 	if (current_list.dont_respond_to_post_requests
-            or err_msg == Errors.MODERATED_LIST_MSG
-            or err_msg == Errors.IMPLICIT_DEST_MSG
-            or err_msg == Errors.SUSPICIOUS_HEADER_MSG
-            or err_msg == Errors.FORBIDDEN_SENDER_MSG):
-            # Do not send hold-for-approval notices for moderated messages
-	    # or potential spam.
+            or err_msg == Errors.MODERATED_LIST_MSG):
+            # Do not send hold-for-approval notices for moderated messages.
             current_list.Unlock()
 	    sys.exit(0)
             
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