From: Eric Hodel <drbrain@...7.net>
Date: 2009-06-06T07:13:41+09:00
Subject: Re: SPAM from Usenet

On Jun 5, 2009, at 14:42, James Gray wrote:
> On Jun 5, 2009, at 4:30 PM, Eric Hodel wrote:
>> It seems the gateway is passing a lot more spam these days.
>
> Yeah, I'm leery to do any detection because I suspect it would  
> become a maintenance nightmare as posters ask, why was my message  
> blocked?  So, if we want to go that route, we probably need to pass  
> it to a maintainer with more time to watch over it first.
>
> If we all agree it's become more of a hinderance than it's worth, I  
> can certainly shut it down.

For the record, I wasn't even considering suggesting this.

> I'm also open to other options.
>
>> Looking at my mail headers I see:
>>
>>> Received: from Usenet via a Usenet to mail gateway located at
>>>   comp.lang.ruby.  This service provided as a courtesy
>>>   to the ruby-talk mailing list.  If this message is SPAM, its
>>>   ultimate origin is Usenet, not this gateway program.  All
>>>   subscribers to the ruby-talk mailing list agree to receive the
>>>   Usenet postings made to comp.lang.ruby via this gateway.  Please
>>>   see http://www.ruby-lang.org/ruby-talk-usenet-policy.html.
>>
>> That URL is 404.
>
> Yeah, that notice has been there since the dawn of time.  The link  
> has never worked on my watch.  I've just never touched it due to not  
> knowing the history of it or what is suppose to be there.

Could you replace the URL with a contact address, even if it's just  
"Please email ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org for gateway support"?