Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2015 15:22:55 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: CK <nibbana@gmx.us> Cc: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: SPAM from freebsd-questions Message-ID: <20150725152255.648e2089.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <0MaJPk-1ZclO93RGK-00JoYf@mail.gmx.com> References: <0MaJPk-1ZclO93RGK-00JoYf@mail.gmx.com>
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On Fri, 24 Jul 2015 23:43:55 -0800, CK wrote: > I just posted about data loss, and got 3 spam emails from China > instantly. And when I posted 2 months ago or so, I got the same > spam emails from China. How is China finding out email addresses > of everyone that posts to freebsd-questions, and can the SPAM be > stopped? As it has been mentioned several times already, those messages are auto-reply messages. The originator probably has subscribed to the list, or maybe is incorporating the addresses from the web mirror(s) of the list. Note that this is a _public_ list, and the automated replies are being received offlist. The easiest way to deal with them is either manually deleting them, or writing a simple delete rule in your MUA or MDA (so you don't even receive them). Of course you could also try to write a polite note to the originator, but... you'll probably only get another auto-reply. :-) -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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