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Date:      Fri, 28 Mar 2014 10:59:24 -0700
From:      Darren Pilgrim <list_freebsd@bluerosetech.com>
To:        Matthew Pherigo <hybrid120@gmail.com>,  "freebsd@fongaboo.com" <freebsd@fongaboo.com>
Cc:        "questions@freebsd.org" <questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: ZFS on Hardware RAID controller (fwd)
Message-ID:  <5335B87C.7050502@bluerosetech.com>
In-Reply-To: <772E1538-B0CC-4A28-9F6F-01E488EB6FF8@gmail.com>
References:  <alpine.BSF.2.00.1403280938500.62528@helix.wtfayla.net> <772E1538-B0CC-4A28-9F6F-01E488EB6FF8@gmail.com>

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On 3/28/2014 8:12 AM, Matthew Pherigo wrote:
> Somehow, a bunch of spambots got pointed towards the list. I've also
> seen messages suggesting that someone used the mailing list address
> as their email address for some website they made an account on.
>
> Seems to me like this problem would be solved by keeping people from
> sending messages on the list until they've confirmed their
> subscription, or at least getting a temporary "pass" for posting
> without one.

The spambots in this case don't send to the list.  They are either 
subscribed or they're scraping public archives, then sending the spam 
directly.



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