Jay: I like the HTML filter, although the number of HTML posts is pretty small. The only thing I ask you to consider is somehow obfuscating member's email addresses in the searchable article database. I've noticed spam in two email accounts that I've previously used when posting to the list. These two accounts I don't use in any Web-related way that could be clipped by a spambot (like posting in newgroups). That's why my MSN account is mostly spam but my work account and Optimum Online account are virtually spam-free. Obviously this makes it hard for off-listers to contact individual members relating specifically to that post. Comments? Rich ========================== Richard A. Cini, Jr. Congress Financial Corporation 1133 Avenue of the Americas 30th Floor New York, NY 10036 (212) 545-4402 (212) 840-6259 (facsimile) -----Original Message----- From: Jay West [mailto:jwest@classiccmp.org] Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 11:54 AM To: classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org Subject: list changes & RFC on archives & rack chassis 1) Ok, here are the two things I was considering doing to change the mailing list settings.... A) Reject posts to the list which contain any kind of HTML content. I think this would be fairly unobtrusive - most people don't want HTML posts here anyways. And - I would bet that most all SPAM contains some form of HTML, so this might not get rid of all SPAM forever, but I think it would make the very few that come here dwindle to even less. Comments? B) I also like the 'self-policing' idea of making posts to the list from non-subscribers get a subject tag of [OL] or something like that. This one I am not sure how to do off the top of my head, but would think it pretty straightforward. Comments? 2) WRT the archives at www.classiccmp.org THAT is a project I have fallen far behind in. When I moved the list from the old ISP to the new ISP (me in both cases, long story)... something broke in getting emails from the list to the archive mechanism. I noticed this maybe a month ago, and when I started digging into it I realized it was time for a change - the archives there are not searchable and that just isn't acceptable. So - I have been looking for software to HTML'ize the mailing list that allows searching as well. I really need suggestions here as my initial searches came up less than satisfactory. The archives are currently using hypermail. My criteria is something that is FreeBSD and Sendmail friendly, and allows searching the archives OR viewing them by thread. I don't mind if the emails need to get stored in a database, but if they do, mysql must be the database used (picky aren't I). The only package I found had statements all over it to the effect that "this package will no longer be supported by the author". I did notice the list archives for netsaint that are stored at sourceforge look REALLY nice, and do allow searching, but didn't see a good way to follow threads. I would greatly appreciate it if anyone can point me to mail list archives that work well (for the user) and look nice (or to software for unix that does the same). Please send these suggestions to me off-list at jwest(a)classiccmp.org 3) This isn't really important - just random "what if" thinking out loud - I was considering moving the mailing list and mail list archives off to a separate machine that does nothing but classiccmp. This is being considered for logistics reasons, not for horsepower/load reasons. I have all the spare components (cpu, memory, drives, etc) but no spare rackmount chassis. I can just order a rackmount chassis under my company which I'm perfectly willing to do, but was wondering if anyone had a rackmount chassis just laying around that they didn't need and would donate to the cause. The key criteria - EIA units (space!). I would strongly prefer a 1U (1 EIA unit, or 1.75 inches) tall unit. We charge on rackspace by the inch, so I want the machine to take as little space as possible so I can obviously sell the rackspace to other paying customers. I would consider a 2U (2.5 inches) tall unit (which I already have spare) as a fall-back plan, but definitely nothing taller than that. Anyone have a spare laying around? If so, please contact me OFF LIST at jwest(a)classiccmp.org Regards, Jay West