Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 08:26:02 -0500 From: Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com> To: Ross Finlayson <finlayson@live555.com>, "freebsd-net@freebsd.org" <freebsd-net@freebsd.org>, postmaster@freebsd.org Subject: Re: What's up with all the spam on several FreeBSD mailing lists? Message-ID: <4419676A.4030208@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <7.0.1.0.1.20060316022816.01d1d1b0@live555.com> References: <7.0.1.0.1.20060316022816.01d1d1b0@live555.com>
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[ ...cross-posting minimized to one list, postmaster@ CC'ed... ] Ross Finlayson wrote: > What is the reason for the sudden flood of spam on several FreeBSD > mailing lists? Do these lists no longer require that senders be > subscribed to the list? Or are legitimate senders' computers infected > with a virus that is sending the spam in their names? Respectively, sometimes people do the SPAM equivalent of a drive-by shooting and flood the lists (which is happening now), the FreeBSD lists are mostly open and permit unsubscribed posting, and sometimes, yes, legitimate senders get infected and have their machines bounce spam our way, too. postmaster@ is undoubtedly on it, but if you have sufficient insight into mail headers to help complain to the sending ISPs, by all means feel free to help. -- -Chuck PS: A postmaster's job is almost always a thankless task. (But there are exceptions: thanks for doing what you can. :) PPS: However, I think that the list admins perhaps might take better advantage of Mailman's ability to have posts be moderated temporarily: URI:/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net/?VARHELP=general/emergency If this isn't currently being done because the people with moderator access lack the time, would this change if more people are willing to help moderate...? I would very much prefer to see the FreeBSD forums be rid of off-topic spam.
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