Date: Wed, 26 May 2021 22:06:06 +0000 From: "Thomas Mueller" <mueller6722@twc.com> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Spam mail being sent via the FreeBSD mailing lists References: <CAF4CO32R0B=tjxDiVQdfqbGPfC1yNh5f97ym3_yAQ76HE=7hKA@mail.gmail.com> <BEBCD1CA-4AFF-43B5-AC18-CEBED1E508D4@gmail.com> <YK3d0oWpL0%2BazMae@home.opsec.eu>
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from Kurt Jaeger: > Hi! > > > On May 25, 2021, at 8:53 PM, jake h <jakehfreebsd@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I have recently received several pieces of spam mail, apparently sent via > > > this mailing list. These pieces of mail are the usual spam formula; Your > > > phone has a virus, Ads, Fake blackmail, so on and so forth. > > > Has anyone else noticed these spam emails, or is it just me? > > I'm receiving these too. It looks like the servers are bouncing some of them just for me, even. And I'm receiving not just from this list; also from freebsd-hackers@ and ports@. > postmaster@ is aware of the problem, we do not yet have a clear-cut > solution and we're investigating. Maybe the problem of bouncing messages is related to the spam problem? I notice now there is an epidemic of multipart/alternative messages on FreeBSD lists, which is a recent change, not for the better. I posted, several days ago (May 22), a question about bouncing messages, that was on freebsd-questions@freebsd.org . Tom
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