# Rails List: Is spam normal?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-list-is-spam-normal/112575>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 21, 2007, 1:12am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-list-is-spam-normal/112575 "2007-08-21T01:12:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![cliffking](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/a87d85/32.png) [@cliffking](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cliffking)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 1:12am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-list-is-spam-normal/112575/1 "2007-08-21T01:12:41Z")

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Hey guys, I’m kind of a read-only member of the list as of late and  
I’ve not been on the list at all too long but I’m curious… is it  
normal for this list to get spam? Some other lists I’m a member of  
seem to bee pretty strict about it & this is the only one I’ve gotten  
spam through. Of course this is the only one hosted as a Google  
groups so perhaps that’s the reason.

Any good way to block/filter it on my end (OS X Maill.app)?

Thanks for any tips,

- Cliff

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**Author:** ![cliffking](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/a87d85/32.png) [@cliffking](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cliffking)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 1:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-list-is-spam-normal/112575/2 "2007-08-21T01:56:44Z")

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On Aug 20, 2007, at 18:11 , Cliff P. wrote:

> 've not been on the list at all too long but I’m curious… is it  
> normal for this list to get spam?

Unfortunately, yes. It’s brought up every couple weeks or so, but it  
seems to be the state of the list.

> Some other lists I’m a member of  
> seem to bee pretty strict about it & this is the only one I’ve gotten  
> spam through.

The Rails’ lists (rubyonrails-talk & rails-core) are a lot different  
in that respect than the other lists I’m on as well.

> Any good way to block/filter it on my end (OS X Maill.app)?

I’m quite happy with SpamSieve (well, as happy as one with spam can  
be). Others have posted lists of email addresses which they’ve used  
to filter the list, but I haven’t had to do that.

Michael G.  
grzm seespotcode net

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**Author:** ![cliffking](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/a87d85/32.png) [@cliffking](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cliffking)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2007, 2:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-list-is-spam-normal/112575/3 "2007-08-21T14:20:16Z")

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Funny, I was just looking at SpamSieve this morning. Maybe I’ll give  
it a shot.  
Thanks.

- Cliff