** Reply to note from Ian Welton <[log in to unmask]> Sat, 8 Mar 2003 10:30:33 -0000
Hi,
For one thing my comment was tongue in cheek as appropriate for a Friday.
However, my message really bounced and it bounced twice. At the second
attempt I inserted spaces in between the letters of a particular word but it made
no difference.
It is not Sally who is done it. She told me so :-)
For any _professional_ list, esp. like the present one, definitelly we don't want
or need filters. [NB. How else could I degrade the tone every now and then
;-)]. If nothing else, it will always be necessary to post words which will be seen
as offending if taken out of context.
> Looking at the configuration as perceived at the moment, from a 'How do you
> stop any particularly unpopular views appearing' then?. The obvious weak
> link (single point where censorship would easily be possible, and simply
> controlled) would be the filter management location.
I have asked the people at Rutherford to imform me of their filter rules but I
have not tried sending them the message. Wait and see what I get back.
>
> I suppose that point could be strengthened by providing for two or more
> points of e-mail entry to the mailbases, in separate physical localities,
> probably better if cross-border. i.e. requiring two or more filter points
> to be manipulated - users having a choice of which point(s) to send to.
>
> But I suspect nobody ever considers there ever will be a censorship problem.
> (I wish that 'nobody' would tell me the winning spherical objects for this
> weeks lottery!)
>
> Ian W
I doubt that the filter is clever enough (artificial intelligence ?) to really work out
the content of a message. Instead of building up the complexity ... it would be
better to make sure the filter is correct.
Complain politely (again and again and again is my view). :-)
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: This list is for those interested in Data Protection issues
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Andrew
> > Charlesworth
> > Sent: 07 March 2003 20:50
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: Content filter on Jiscmail
> >
> >
<snip>
> > There is no mention of any other type of content filter -
> > although LSoft,
> > the people who make the listserv software
> >
> > <http://www.lsoft.com/products/default.asp?item=listserv>
> >
> > state that as one of its features, Listserv has:
> >
> > "Content Filter: Can be configured by the list owner to automatically
> > reject messages with certain unwanted or inappropriate
> > content from getting
> > posted to a list."
<snip>
Thanks Andrew. I did not get as far as this.
Charles
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