Mike Avery wrote: >Someone else said they are pulling their hair out. Me too! > >This has happened several times - I create a new list for a local >group. I add the users to it myself. I make the list public in the >Mailman/listinfo web page. And within 2 weeks, the list starts getting >spammed. > >How do they get the list name? > A recipient has a virus/trojan infected computer that is disclosing the list email address to the spammer who controls the trojan.
I have an email address that I use only for friends. I sent out my change of address announcement about 6 months ago. Just a few days ago this address started getting spammed. The address is not in google (web or groups) and is not on any "hidden" webpages either. So one of my 100+ friends who received the change of address email has an infected computer. :-( jc ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org Security Policy: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq01.027.htp
