Date: Thu, 1 May 2014 10:27:29 +0800 From: Erich Dollansky <erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com> To: Antoine Kallab <antoine@kallab.com> Cc: Mike Sanders <tmp1@freebsd.hypermart.net>, "illoai@gmail.com" <illoai@gmail.com>, "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Spam to list participants (from openhosting.com & softcom.com) Message-ID: <20140501102729.4fee2181@X220.alogt.com> In-Reply-To: <540328D3-D79E-4F72-A3B5-E933971A5F91@kallab.com> 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> <CAHHBGkoKC9twHZo0%2BYi4p9Htjk0S%2BrpO1Xwe2idaukNXyGyHTg@mail.gmail.com> <540328D3-D79E-4F72-A3B5-E933971A5F91@kallab.com>
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Hi, On Wed, 30 Apr 2014 20:50:39 -0400 Antoine Kallab <antoine@kallab.com> wrote: > > > > On Apr 30, 2014, at 8:26 PM, "illoai@gmail.com" <illoai@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > >> 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. > Should it stay that way? > it should. Erich
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