Spam coming from list server??

Alain Williams addw at phcomp.co.uk
Mon May 16 04:05:27 EDT 2005


On Sun, May 15, 2005 at 07:40:25PM -0400, Derrick J Brashear wrote:
> On Sun, 15 May 2005, Patrick Gibson wrote:
> 
> >Is there any particular reason why info-cyrus is not a closed list? It is 
> >unnecessary in my opinion to be receiving spam via a list that can easily 
> >restrict posting to subscribed members.
> 
> The spam can be (and on other lists has been) forged as from members. Then 
> what?

Quite possible ... but more difficult for the spammer to do.

Making it closed would improve matters.

I would also like to see '[info-cyrus]' put on the subject line.

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Alain Williams
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