From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu May 1 00:27:01 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B28AADAA for ; Thu, 1 May 2014 00:27:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-we0-x234.google.com (mail-we0-x234.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:400c:c03::234]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4BCCD1946 for ; Thu, 1 May 2014 00:27:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-we0-f180.google.com with SMTP id t61so2383013wes.25 for ; Wed, 30 Apr 2014 17:26:59 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=+2Pkg0Nu1vEPqVqNfweYqEydfL7SkdszQirgvOSqqus=; b=iyYfXcQjzrKZ7+SOGoUnwUG9PztDHaSnqbGpKTSxWaaoRj9DYmgnHX+BlkNYO3osL8 Fc+j7Ty4wYy7xtJQG6NNn+6dJRtr2a9dIsqf77eVgkkctkGKl+M4feL5Ie5iG9IX/N7o hMPPLrftMxYLRD0Sh60eN3vSWAEuVYttBrSxn8sQa5HSJl2rWnIlh+6T0EY/e72wskGK ss/hmRSDPn8Wh4o6w3n2o4YwX7fWwFK8XanaWMTBSBQyaTNoUWDd/tE+1s93Bt3hKaMX MH8Xbg6C+4Zc8s2LMhbl/VYPSYjnKDMS5x3JejVPVhYVHDtxLJDaAdzMums+UDMedK2t 3PuA== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.180.212.48 with SMTP id nh16mr3593893wic.49.1398904019055; Wed, 30 Apr 2014 17:26:59 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.216.86.145 with HTTP; Wed, 30 Apr 2014 17:26:58 -0700 (PDT) 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> Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 20:26:58 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Spam to list participants (from openhosting.com & softcom.com) From: "illoai@gmail.com" To: Mike Sanders Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.17 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 01 May 2014 00:27:01 -0000 On 30 April 2014 06:15, Mike Sanders 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. -- --