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Sorry for the spam, LinkedIn has gone crazy. |
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On Sun, Aug 10, 2014 at 2:09 AM, Benny Pedersen <me@××××.eu> wrote: |
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> Duncan skrev den 2014-08-09 16:58: |
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>>> are gentoo users more smart then linkedin ? |
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>> Looking at the links, most of them are to |
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> linkedin should sanitice not to post invites on maillist, its simple to them |
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> to figure out not to |
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>> http://www.linkedin.com/blink?simpleRedirect= [long-encoded-link] |
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> that is the problem with bit.ly aswell it can be used in abuse :( |
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>> Looks to me like some spammer figured out the encoding (probably |
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>> something simple like base64) and that the redirect wasn't linkedin-site- |
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>> limited, thus allowing them to mask whatever link they wanted and hide |
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>> behind linkedin's formerly not too terrible reputation, tho it's surely |
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>> dropping fast due to the spammers now. |
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> yep i would try to build a clamav logical signature, but then its me that |
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> would be unsubscribed, not the invite spammers, i begin to think i dont need |
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> linkedin anymore |
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> linkedin even have a ipv6 only mx record, damm, gives warning in every |
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> postfix its a no go |
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> its a error to make multiple mx hostnames, there should only be one mx pr |
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> destinatiion, unless its one of them is a backup mx |
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> if three is dual stacked it should be all in one mx, not multiple, while |
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> this should only be enforced while not all hostnames is dual stacked ip |
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> workaround for linkedin could be to have all mx be dual stacked or add |
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> another host ip from another mx host so all is stillo dual stacked not |
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> neseserly on hardware host pr mx hostname |
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>> I've gotten a few of these via email (my lists are via newsgroup via |
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>> gmane, so entirely separate app used) as well, and the tibdixious name |
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>> looks familiar, but this is the first I've noticed the redirect-link. |
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> with gmail one does not notice problems, that does not mean there is none, |
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> thats why i keep my own problems with gentoo :) |
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