On Sun, 15 May 2005, Christophe Meessen wrote: > Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 13:38:55 +0200 > From: Christophe Meessen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Heather Madrone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: mailman-users@python.org > Subject: Re: [Mailman-Users] How do the spammers do it? > > If each user used a specific address to post to the list, one would know > the source of inspiration of the spammer. For public lists it would not > be easy to setup though. > > Another method which I suspect was used for this purpose is to send to > each subcriber a mail with a specific reply-to address in the form > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Where 12345 is a user identifier. In this mail > you request that users reply to confirm that the address is used by a > real person and operational. > > spybots that collect valid email addresses would collect this address > once the requested reply is sent by the user. If the spammer use this > address you would then know its source of inspiration. >
I just don't get it. Nobody on this mailing list would be stupid enough to fall for a spammer. Isn't there some way we can track these morons down and say "HEY IDIOT, GO SPAM AOL OR SOMETHING AND LEAVE US TECHIES ALONE"? > ------------------------------------------------------ > 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/jlb%40twu.net > > Security Policy: > http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq01.027.htp > -- J. L. Blank, Systems Administrator, twu.net ------------------------------------------------------ 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
