[Elecraft] Elecraft list

[Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft]

Hi Julian,

I apologize for the inconvenience on this.

Unfortunately this is a requirement for Internet email list servers these days. 
We get hit by literally hundreds of real SPAM messages daily and can not look at 
each one manually. If the list engine didn't catch them the list would be 
overwhelmed. We do limit postings to list members, but many SPAMs spoof the 
legitimate return addresses of our subscribers too!

In any case, whenever anyone gets incorrectly rejected as SPAM by the list 
server, just email a copy to elecraft-owner at mailman.qth.net with a short note 
and we will post it for you.

73, Eric  WA6HHQ


Julian, G4ILO wrote:
> The list server just rejected one of my postings because:
> 
> "Diagnostic-Code: smtp;550 Error: 554 SPAM-ID: B0008 - Your message 
> looks like spam."
> 
> I have no idea why my reply to another posting looked like spam, but 
> there is no excuse for some brain-dead piece of software rejecting posts 
> to a members-only list from someone who has been a member since Elecraft 
> started, for  any reason. Eric can easily excommunicate any spammers. I 
> imagine that someone whose urgent plea for help with a building problem 
> was rejected would be pretty frustrated with Elecraft if this happened.
> 
> I dare say my comment is no great loss to the group, but perhaps there 
> is some merit in the idea of setting up an alternative list, after all.
> 
> As someone who reads the list online, the ability to post and reply from 
> the list archives would be extremely useful, and would presumably be a 
> way round this problem.
> 
> Let's see if this one gets through...
> 
> 73,