Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2010 10:19:25 -0500 From: Jon Radel <jon@radel.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: ryan.coleman@cwis.biz, xaero@xaerolimit.net Subject: Re: THE SPAM WE GET [stop fretting and read] Message-ID: <4D0244FD.9010706@radel.com> In-Reply-To: <D550AC00-1202-4D30-9FF5-9B5260AD28F2@cwis.biz> References: <20101107145424.6972.qmail@dusk.parklogic.com> <AANLkTimmj7hobkxzEaK8kP1JR-=p_wokcWpRWmGn4xgk@mail.gmail.com> <AANLkTimFMHxsVmYkQAmF1=Jkge%2Bnn77QbBdPyv_QYpE3@mail.gmail.com> <AANLkTikyWpWLC8smgeV8PLVTpDZ3wcDLaf%2BU4rBtatMw@mail.gmail.com> <D550AC00-1202-4D30-9FF5-9B5260AD28F2@cwis.biz>
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This is a cryptographically signed message in MIME format. --------------ms020504090905020708020905 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 12/10/10 9:46 AM, Ryan Coleman wrote: > No, this list does not. > > As I mentioned yesterday, this is an unmonitored, unnannyed list that a= ccepts emails from addresses without checking authenticity... meaning I c= an post from 4 emails (and I have) and not be subscribed on each address.= > > Spoofing email addresses has happened for years, and with this list's a= rchives being publicly available online it's been happening for a while a= nd will continue to happen until the rules may or may not be changed. > > -- > Ryan > If this discussion is about the same wave of spam I've been getting=20 examples of in the last couple of days, it should be noted that the mail = isn't coming via the mailing list at all. Somebody is harvesting e-mail = addresses and subject lines from a month or more ago and sending the=20 spam directly. Folks, you have to read the headers if you want to have a sensible=20 discussion about specific instances of spam. If you don't, you're=20 simply sending yet more noise that's kinda sorta pretending to be signal.= My personal rule of thumb with spam is to assume that absolutely=20 everything involved is a lie, this leading to a more accurate overall=20 assessment than the naive thought that any of it might possible be true=20 just because of some social contract. After careful analysis, you=20 *might* conclude that a few things actually are true, but that's=20 different than assuming they are. So, Subject: that look like they're=20 from the FreeBSD mailing list: lie. From: address that of somebody you=20 discussed that topic with on the mailing list: lie. Date:: lie. All=20 lies with one goal, to get you to click through on a URL that is *not*=20 (another lie, get it?) in your self-interest to visit. --=20 --Jon Radel jon@radel.com --------------ms020504090905020708020905--
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