Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 20:26:58 -0400 From: "illoai@gmail.com" <illoai@gmail.com> To: Mike Sanders <tmp1@freebsd.hypermart.net> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Spam to list participants (from openhosting.com & softcom.com) Message-ID: <CAHHBGkoKC9twHZo0%2BYi4p9Htjk0S%2BrpO1Xwe2idaukNXyGyHTg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20140430101545.GA931@taco-shack.cow> References: <73354.1398734218@server1.tristatelogic.com> <535F1667.1050406@soliddataservices.com> <20140429114019.0eb3ce48@X220.alogt.com> <20140429124618.06d708ba@gumby.homeunix.com> <20140429204204.2e561935@X220.alogt.com> <20140429140123.GA910@taco-shack.cow> <20140429162810.76013a19@gumby.homeunix.com> <20140430101545.GA931@taco-shack.cow>
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On 30 April 2014 06:15, Mike Sanders <tmp1@freebsd.hypermart.net> wrote: > RW wrote: > >> > If a policy were implemented whereby (say) the first >> > two messages of new subscribers where approved/denied >> > by the list-owner, this problem would end. >> >> It wouldn't, it's off-list. > > Which implies all list members email addresses are exposed > to the world at large? How else would an email address be > gained by spammers... If that's the case it needs to be changed. Spammers can subscribe to the list, you know. This is a public list, so, yes, by definition literally anyone in the entire world who has an internet connexion can see every single email that you send to the list, & your email address (& mine & Jerry Seinfeld's too, if he sends email to the list). It is a public list. -- --
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