Date: Mon, 07 May 2001 11:48:44 -0400 From: Nathan Vidican <webmaster@wmptl.com> To: Rick Hamell <hamellr@heorot.1nova.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Isn't the freebsd.org mail server too paranoid? Message-ID: <3AF6C3DC.6982B110@wmptl.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0105060846500.1757-100000@heorot.1nova.com>
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Rick Hamell wrote: > > > You got to figure that very few mail servers are as paranoid as > > hub.freebsd.org or else these big ISPs would be getting complaints like > > crazy, right? > > Not really... very few mail servers are setup as correctly as > hub.freebsd.org > > > There's already one layer of security in that you must subscribe, why add > > another that no one else seems to care about. Is it a Postfix or a Majordomo > > thing? > > No... without being subscribed, I can send email to any freebsd > list I wish. People do it all the time to -questions. > > Rick > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message Not entirely true; some lists are moderated and as such will not allow you to just post to them without being 'subscribed' (or otherwise priviedged), freebsd-announce comes to mind for example. Nathan Vidican nathan@vidican.com / webmaster@wmptl.com Windsor Match Plate & Tool Ltd. http://home.wmptl.com/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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