[Asrg] FeedBack loops

[J.D. Falk]

On 12/11/2008 12:16, "SM" <sm at resistor.net> wrote:

> The pornography test is a way to avoid having to deal with the
> end-user's definition of spam.  I'm going to give an example based on
> your first question.  I'm subscribed to this mailing list.  Due to
> the high volume of list traffic, I no longer want to receive the
> emails.  I click on a button in my MUA to report the email as spam
> (it's unwanted).  A feedback report is sent to the mailing list owner
> with all user identifiers removed.  There are ways around that but
> let's not get into that.  How does the mailing list owner deal with
> the problem?

I agree, that particular scenario is difficult.  However, not all feedback
reports have the user identifiers removed.  IIRC the ARF spec mentions that
the practice exists, but is not recommended.