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<li><a href="#response">response</a></li>
<li><a href="#rails">Ruby&nbsp;on&nbsp;Rails</a></li>
<li><a href="#sass">Sass</a></li>
+ <li><a href="#spam-address-list">spam address list</a></li>
<li><a href="#staging">staging site</a></li>
<li><a href="#state">state</a></li>
<li><a href="#super">superuser</a></li>
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</dd>
<dt>
+ <a name="spam-address-list">spam address list</a>
+ </dt>
+ <dd>
+ Alaveteli maintains a <strong>spam address list</strong>. Any incoming message to an email
+ address on that list will be rejected and won't appear in the admin.
+ <p>
+ This is mainly for email addresses whose messages are ending up
+ in the <a href="#holding_pen" class="glossary__link">holding pen</a>, because
+ those are typically addresses that can be safely ignored as they do not
+ relate to an active <a href="#request" class="glossary__link">request</a>.
+ </p>
+ <div class="more-info">
+ <p>More information:</p>
+ <ul>
+ <li>
+ To add addresses to the spam address list , see
+ <a href="{{ site.baseurl }}docs/running/admin_manual/#rejecting-spam-that-arrives-in-the-holding-pen">Rejecting
+ spam that arrives in the holding pen</a>.
+ </li>
+ <li>
+ The spam address list is available on your site at <code>/admin/spam_addresses</code>.
+ </li>
+ </ul>
+ </div>
+ </dd>
+
+ <dt>
<a name="staging">staging server</a> (also: staging site)
</dt>
<dd>