Re: [Security-Discuss] Re: [Security Discuss] this list has gone bad

On Wednesday 26 May 2004 17:14, Ron Hunter-Duvar wrote:
> On May 26, 2004 08:31, Matt Parker wrote:
> > On Wed, 2004-05-26 at 09:36, Mark Watts wrote:
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> > > > first a crap load of spam and now virus'
> > > >
> > > > so long listies i wont stay -- was beter before the switch but
> > > > i have no time for this crap.
> > > >
> > > > bye and good luck
> > >
> > > You do have A/V and spam protection on your own systems, yes?
> >
> > I can't speak for Scott, but my spam protection is to use various
> > RBLs (I find SpamAssasin and the like OK, but nowhere near as
> > effective). Mandrake isn't on any of the RBLs that I use so spam
> > for the list sneaks through. However, it's only a matter of time
> > before SpamCop or someone else gets notified and then this list
> > will be up sh*t creek...
> >
> > This situation is preventable (there was no spam before the
> > "upgraded" system) so what's going wrong? It simply isn't good
> > enough to blame it on the software "No... this is just the joys of
> > having sympa handling things again". If sympa can't handle it, why
> > move to it? This is a security list, and the operators really
> > *should* no better...
> >
> > Matt
>
> I'm not getting spam on the newbie list either, so this explanation,
> that it's all Mandrake's fault, doesn't seem to fly.
>
> I route through sourceforge, to protect my real email address from
> the scumbags, and they do a good job of keeping the spam out. But for
> some reason, the spam on this list is passing right through. Perhaps
> they green-light this list traffic, because it was previously okay?

For those interested into spam statisitcs, i have seen this one on 
debian list :

http://www.redellipse.net/stuff/Debian/spam-counts.story

people tend to forget how much they will receive spam without the work 
of the admins.

So please wait until thing get fixed. 
Spam never killed anyone for the moment.

-- 

Michaël Scherer

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