# OT: comp.lang.ruby spam **URL:** \ **Category:** ruby-talk\ **Created:** [29 July 2008 19:14 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ot-comp-lang-ruby-spam/48003 "2008-07-29T19:14:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aidy1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecccb3/32.png) [@aidy1](https://rubytalk.org/u/aidy1)\ **Post date:** [29 July 2008 19:14 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ot-comp-lang-ruby-spam/48003/1 "2008-07-29T19:14:29Z")
Hi, It seems a lot of google groups are receiving spam posts. In the Ruby Watir google group we have pended all first time posts (they only normally spam once off one name) and it seems to be working quite well. Maybe comp.lang.ruby could do the same? It is good to have multiple moderators from different time zones. Aidy ---
**Author:** ![7rans](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/7/a8b319/32.png) [@7rans](https://rubytalk.org/u/7rans)\ **Post date:** [29 July 2008 20:32 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ot-comp-lang-ruby-spam/48003/2 "2008-07-29T20:32:58Z")
aidy wrote: > Hi, > > It seems a lot of google groups are receiving spam posts. > > In the Ruby Watir google group we have pended all first time posts > (they only normally spam once off one name) and it seems to be working > quite well. > > Maybe comp.lang.ruby could do the same? It is good to have multiple > moderators from different time zones. > > Aidy Unfortunately the ruby-talk-google and ruby-core-google lists have not been fully functional for well over a week, perhaps longer. They can receive outside posts fine, but no one can post a reply or new message via either group. I suspect it has something to do with the recent increase in spam (not a lot --one or two a day, but still much more than we used to get). I have tried to contact ruby-talk-admin, Matz, Florian Gross, as well as Google about this issue. Alas, no one has returned my email. This is very sad. Looks like there has been a 10-20% drop in ruby-talk activity b/c of it. T. > **···** > > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/\](http://www.ruby-forum.com/%5C). ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_K1](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/rubytalk.org/robert_k1/32/1830_2.png) [@Robert\_K1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Robert_K1)\ **Post date:** [30 July 2008 07:35 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ot-comp-lang-ruby-spam/48003/3 "2008-07-30T07:35:04Z")
I am also under the impression that some legitimate posts do not get through which might as well account for the drop. Cheers robert > **···** > > 2008/7/29 Thomas Sawyer \: > > > Unfortunately the ruby-talk-google and ruby-core-google lists have not > > been fully functional for well over a week, perhaps longer. They can > > receive outside posts fine, but no one can post a reply or new message > > via either group. I suspect it has something to do with the recent > > increase in spam (not a lot --one or two a day, but still much more than > > we used to get). > > > > I have tried to contact ruby-talk-admin, Matz, Florian Gross, as well as > > Google about this issue. Alas, no one has returned my email. This is > > very sad. Looks like there has been a 10-20% drop in ruby-talk activity > > b/c of it. > > -- > use.inject do |as, often| as.you\_can - without end ---
**Author:** ![Thomas\_Wieczorek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@Thomas\_Wieczorek](https://rubytalk.org/u/Thomas_Wieczorek)\ **Post date:** [30 July 2008 08:00 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ot-comp-lang-ruby-spam/48003/4 "2008-07-30T08:00:08Z")
I am using GoogleMail to read the newsgroup. I marked the spam and GMail started to filter out legitimate posts. I had to recover all non-spam mails. Since then the filter doesn't remove "good" posts and I just delete the spam. > **···** > > On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 9:35 AM, Robert Klemme \ wrote: > > > I am also under the impression that some legitimate posts do not get > > through which might as well account for the drop. ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_K1](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/rubytalk.org/robert_k1/32/1830_2.png) [@Robert\_K1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Robert_K1)\ **Post date:** [30 July 2008 17:09 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ot-comp-lang-ruby-spam/48003/5 "2008-07-30T17:09:24Z")
Thanks for the reminder! I checked but found no legitimate email in "spam". Cheers   robert > **···** > > On 30.07.2008 10:00, Thomas Wieczorek wrote: > > > On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 9:35 AM, Robert Klemme \> \ wrote: > > > > > I am also under the impression that some legitimate posts do not get > > > through which might as well account for the drop. > > > > I am using GoogleMail to read the newsgroup. I marked the spam and > > GMail started to filter out legitimate posts. I had to recover all > > non-spam mails. Since then the filter doesn't remove "good" posts and > > I just delete the spam.