Gentoo Archives: gentoo-server

From: "Jozef [jonyii] Svec" <jonyii@××××××.sk>
To: gentoo-server@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-server] Iptables Changes
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:21:25
Message-Id: 48D8DF48.4080102@lmcity.sk
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-server] Iptables Changes by Thilo Bangert
1 Thilo Bangert wrote:
2 > Andrew Gaffney<agaffney@g.o> said:
3 >
4 >> because you signed up for the mailing
5 >> list.
6 >>
7 >
8 > maybe he didnt.
9 >
10 > i've heard of cases, where spammers used the subscribe address of
11 > mailinglists as envelope sender. an out-of-office reply is sent to the
12 > subscribe address from the target of the spam - the mailing list software
13 > sends a confirmation mail - the autoresponder correctly authorises the
14 > the subscription request.
15 >
16 Yea,
17
18 ... and he can be unsubscribed the same way ...
19 I think email from fake address (eg. from his) will work too for
20 unsubscribing..
21 > ...but then again, thats what you get for sending out-of-office
22 > autoresponses.
23 >
24 > nevertheless, no reason to make a fool of oneself.
25 >
26 > best regards
27 > Thilo
28 >
29 S pozdravom / Best regards / Met vriendelijke groet
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31 Jozef [jonyii] Svec