From: James Gray <james@...>
Date: 2009-06-06T08:25:00+09:00
Subject: Re: SPAM from Usenet

On Jun 5, 2009, at 5:13 PM, Eric Hodel wrote:

> On Jun 5, 2009, at 14:42, James Gray wrote:
>> On Jun 5, 2009, at 4:30 PM, Eric Hodel wrote:
>>> 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"?

I've made this change as a stop-gap fix while we discuss.  See [ruby- 
talk: 338535].

James Edward Gray II