Subj : Spam
To   : Avon
From : Vorlon
Date : Fri Dec 01 2023 06:00 pm


Hello Avon!

30 Nov 23 22:29, you wrote to me:

 Vo>> Can you please add googlegroups to the soupgate block list.
 Vo>> The gated raspberry pi newsgroup has started to get flodded with
 Vo>> spam from googlegroups.

 Av> I have added a filter to the gateway that I hope will nobble this and
 Av> have also taken steps to try an implement filtering at the NNTP server
 Av> to remove incoming posts coming from googlegroups. Admittedly it's a
 Av> fairly drastic step but I think based on what I am seeing globally in
 Av> news peers it's a major issue at the moment with spammers using Google
 Av> Groups to inflict some major damage to Usenet :(

Yeah, I know it's like using a front end loader's bucket, when really only spoon is needed.
Unfortunatly the spam is so wide, that blocking googlegroups is the best option.



Vorlon


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