Spam & Mail Security

To help prevent spam, we have implemented the following procedures.

• All our mailing lists require a double-confirm on all subscription requests. This means that you must first request your subscription, and then confirm your request, before your subscription is activated.
• A persons first post to most mailing lists require that the message be approved by the lists moderator.
  • This prevents unscrupulous people from subscribing, posting spam, and unsubscribing. In most cases, after the first message has been approved, all further messages are accepted by the list software without requiring approval.
  • Occasionally, the moderator may review post to ensure the person is sending the message to the appropriate list. If the message is clearly off-topic, the message may be rejected with a note indicating a better place to post the message.
• Whenever possible, email addresses in the mailing list archives are masked so they cannot be decifered by webcrawling 'bots'. Some older messages may contain unmasked email addresses ... we are working to resolve that issue.
• With few exceptions, all files attached to mailing list messages are removed prior to being redistributed. This prevents viruses from being sent to the list.
• SpamAssassin and Clam Antivirus scan all messages sent to midrange.com prior to being processed.
• All message sent out from midrange.com are signed with DKIM and DomainKey signatures. Additionally, midrange.com publishes SPF records. Most anti-spam filtering software can utilize this information to validate the authenticity of the sent message.
• Anyone found harvesting email addresses from the mailing lists will be permanently banned from all lists hosted by midrange.com.