Re: [PLUG] Re: ?????????????????????????

[Jeff Abrahamson <jeff@purple.com>]

On Wed, Feb 12, 2003 at 12:58:37AM -0500, Michael C. Toren wrote:
> > >I really don't think that's necessary.  We haven't had a problem with
> > >spammers subscribing and then sending mail to PLUG.
> > 
> > *shrug* It's your box, so I won't argue.  But I dare say that it 
> > probably won't slow down any legitimate messages from getting in.
> 
> Perhaps, but you may be surprised.  Just for kicks, I took a copy of the
> current list of subscribers and broke it down by TLD.  The results were as
> follows:
> 
> 	    221	com
> 	     98	net
> 	     36	edu
> 	     30	org
> 	      2	de (Germany)
> 	      2	ws (Samoa)
> 	      1	ar (Argentina)
> 	      1	ca (Canada)
> 	      1	cc (Cocos Islands)
> 	      1	fj (Fiji)
> 	      1	ie (Ireland)
> 	      1	ma (Morocco
> 	      1	nu (Niue)
> 	      1	pe (Peru)
> 	      1	tw (Taiwan)
> 	      1	uk (United Kingdom)
> 	      1	us (United States of America)

When I had to relocate to Paris for 2001-2002, I stayed subscribed and
continued to participate. I would have been pretty annoyed if .fr had
been blocked because it was "unlikely." I know folks who have done
Tokyo shifts.

(Good use of data, mct.)

-- 
 Jeff

 Jeff Abrahamson  <http://www.purple.com/jeff/>
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