> From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wed Apr  3 00:15:16 2002
> Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 09:15:23 +0200 (CEST)
> From: Villy Kruse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: LPRng: Mail Storm
>
> On Sun, 31 Mar 2002, Patrick Powell wrote:
>
> > Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2002 19:10:33 -0800 (PST)
> > From: Patrick Powell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: LPRng: Mail Storm
> > 
> > Apparently one of the more brain damaged mail handlers
> > has just been sending 'user mail box is full' messages WITH
> > the USER'S name as the originator.
> > 
>
>
> As far as I can see your mailling list system puts in the
> address of the mailing list as the envelope sender, which
> will then become the error return path for most decent
> mail servers.  
>
> The following lines shows the envelope sender:
>

Umm... the problem here is that the 'From:' fields
are not set to the 'mailing system' but to the originating
user...

I have just realized that this is a HORRIBLE loophole in the
majordomo stuff...  I hate to have to go back to the 'look at
every mail' coming in,  but I may be forced to if some spammer
discovers this loophole.

Patrick

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