Would someone please send me the complete header. I will block the abuse from the server. Also, now is a good time to talk about this. How do we stop people from grabbing our e-mail addresses?
I have a few things in place to prevent the scanning of the site - but I would like to do more. I do have "traps" placed throughout the site that a normal user will not fall into but an automated spam sniffing program will. Currently the trap places the software in an endless loop displaying bad email addresses. We should adjust this so after two or three itterations, the IP address is blocked. The program is written in Perl - anyone want to take a shot? Second we should password protect the newsfeed. Currently we have a database of Username/Passwords in a MySQL database on the server. Let's get the news server to read the MySQL database. Anyone volunteers? Finally while the archives do automatically hide the senders e-mail address, it does not strip all e-mail addresses in the archives. So a reply still contains the valid senders e-mail address. We need to modify the archives so all e-mail addresses are blocked. In fact, this is a part of a bigger problem where we need to strip out the guts of the search engine because frankly it can not handle archives of our size. Anyone want to take on that task :-). Any other suggestions for preventing spam? Also, one final point. If you post through the e-mail system, you must use a valid e-mail address. This is how we filter spam. But you do not need to post using a valid e-mail address if you are using the web forum. There are two e-mail addresses saved to the server, a public address (which is sent to the list) and a private address (password recovery, etc). SImply post from the website if you do not want to use a valid e-mail address. Take care, Paul Borghese ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leigh Anne Chisholm" To: Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 2:14 PM Subject: RE: Odd Emails [7:46804] > I did as well. They're from the same person in fact. Check the SMTP > headers... > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > > Rahmlow, Howard F. > > Sent: Monday, June 17, 2002 11:37 AM > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > Subject: Odd Emails > > > > > > Anyone else on the list getting weird e-mail's like the ones below. I got > > these 2 today. They were both sent to me not to the list. > > > > Howard > > > > > > > > > > Saiyan [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Can you give an idea how you pass CCIE lab? Such as books, tools and which > > lab > > are you getting? > > (I saw your email in groupstudy) > > > > Somchai [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Hi, > > > > I want to upgrade my cisco routers. But don't have new release of the IOS. > > Can > > I just get your cco's logon for a while? I'm use it for my ccie exam. > > > > Thanks you, > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Commercial lab list: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/commercial.html > > Please discuss commercial lab solutions on this list. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=46889&t=46804 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
