At 04:47 PM 2/10/98 +0200, Matti Aarnio wrote:
>> Can you beleive somebody has lost enough brain cells to send this
>> letter to EVERY linux mailing list I'm on?? I got like 20 copies.
>> How did this happen? I assume the lists are moderated?
>
> These lists are NOT moderated. It was enough that the bozo
> sent email to LISTNAME@vger.rutgers.edu, and it got into
> the lists. In this case the anti-relay-hijack facilities
> do not help.
>
>> If so... Then who let it through?
>> Or who gave away the lists addresses??
>
> Good question. Usually SPAMmers AVOID .EDU addresses, but
> on the other hand, these are not secret lists in any way.
>
>/Matti Aarnio <mea@vger.rutgers.edu> One of linux-* list postmasters
>
>
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