That wasn't really what we were saying, though. What was discussed is the fact that Yahoo! doesn't offer SPF protection, which is really, really stupid in this day and age. Without SPF protection, I could send e-mails which look like they originate from your account, and the receiver will have no means of verifying the sender address since SPF isn't implemented. That's one of many reasons why Yahoo! is a bad e-mail service provider. I'm not saying we should ban all users of Yahoo!; I'm saying Yahoo! as a service provider should be boycotted due to the numerous flaws in their service.
That said, I'm glad you managed to change the password so you didn't lose the account. Such things can be a real pain otherwise! Do you know how the breach happened? Peace On 9 December 2012 13:10, Colline Waiswa <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi all, > I apologise for the spam sent from my account. It was hacked and that > message was sent out to all of the contacts in my address book. The > password has now been changed. > Having said that i must all say that talk of banning all users of yahoo > from the list is rather extreme. We have seen incidents of hacked accounts > from various providers(gmail, mail.com etc) being used to send out spam > at one point or another. Are we going to ban them all > > Colline > > ------------------------------ > On Sun, Dec 9, 2012 3:49 AM PST [email protected] wrote: > > >In that case, the user should be banned for using Yahoo!. It's the user's > responsibility, not the list's, to make sure the service one is using is > good and sound and does not lead to grief for other users. > > > >Blanket ban on all Yahoo! accounts, with an explanation why and why they > should switch to a real e-mail service provider. That's my opinion. > > > >Mike Barnard <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >>On 8 December 2012 14:31, [email protected] < > >>[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Not malicious per se, but it is spam nonetheless. This user should be > >> banned. > >> > >> > >>banned, really... these days with someone being able to spoof email to > >>appear as though it is coming from you... it may have even originated > >>from > >>one of the folks who have his email address in their address book... > >>grumbot has tortured a few folks with this... and surprisingly, a lot > >>of > >>the sender address is from Yahoo!. > >> > >>I think Yahoo! may need to implement SPF. Of all the service providers > >>that > >>offer free email boxes, they do not implement SPF??? > >> > >> > >> > >> Bagaka Manko <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> This looks like a malicious link > >>> On Dec 8, 2012 1:07 PM, "Colline Waiswa" <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > http://sandraaamodt.com/wp-content/plugins/extended-comment-options/vzjidovasdus.php > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > >>> > >>> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > >>> [email protected] > >>> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > >>> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > >>> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > >>> > >>> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > >>> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > >>> > >>> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them > >>(including > >>> attachments if any). 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