Spam!

[Casey Halverson]

Yes, the spammers are posting as legitimate members of the mailing list.
Unless matt has recently become a spammer to support the new kid ;)


 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev-bounces at seattlewireless.net 
> [mailto:dev-bounces at seattlewireless.net] On Behalf Of Steve!
> Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2006 4:05 AM
> To: SeattleWireless Development List
> Subject: Re: Spam!
> 
> Hmm, perhaps the list archive should be passworded, or 
> protected with one of the 'image' type 'enter the code shown 
> above' things...
> 
> It would seem it is a'new' trick they're using on us, some 
> harvester is perhaps harvesting the email addresses and 
> posting using legitimate users addresses.
> 
> Steve!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Wim Lewis" <wiml at hhhh.org>
> To: "SeattleWireless Development List" <dev at seattlewireless.net>
> Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2006 6:03 AM
> Subject: Re: Spam!
> 
> 
> >
> > On Jun 23, 2006, at 1:19 PM, Casey Halverson wrote:
> >> We restrict posting to members only.  I have tested this 
> yet again,  and 
> >> it still is functioning as designed.
> >
> > Still, there's lots of spam coming through the list. Take a 
> look at  the 
> > list archives:
> >     http://www.seattlewireless.net/pipermail/dev/2006-June/date.html
> >
> > That page shows 53 messages between june 1st and now, 26 of 
> which  appear 
> > to be spam. So roughly half the list's traffic is currently spam.
> >
> > Going back through the archives, the spam cuts off abruptly 
> before  May 
> > 28. Before that date the archives are pretty much 
> spam-free. So  either 
> > the list configuration changed around then, or some spammer 
>  developed a 
> > new trick.
> >
> >
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> > No virus found in this incoming message.
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> > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.3/374 - Release 
> Date: 23/06/2006
> >
> > 
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