Who said spamming has to be logical? I once read that spammers often use outdated, stolen, spamming software that spams in ways that were obsolete years ago.
Peter Shute > -----Original Message----- > From: Mailman-Users > [mailto:mailman-users-bounces+pshute=nuw.org...@python.org] > On Behalf Of Perry E. Metzger > Sent: Tuesday, 10 June 2014 11:49 AM > To: Mark Sapiro > Cc: mailman-users@python.org > Subject: Re: [Mailman-Users] Bogus/forged subscription > attempts: request for comments and possibly data > > On Mon, 09 Jun 2014 17:01:19 -0700 Mark Sapiro <m...@msapiro.net> > wrote: > > They are spammers attempting to subscribe to your list(s) > via POSTs to > > the web subscribe CGI. Presumably if they successfully > subscribe, they > > will then spam the list. > > BTW, I don't quite understand this. Why would splatting > random addresses at you help them? Why not just pick real > addresses they control? Successfully subscribing is easy, and > generating seemingly random addresses won't get them > subscribed since the addresses will never get a confirmation > round trip. > > Perry > -- > Perry E. Metzger pe...@piermont.com > ------------------------------------------------------ > Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users > Mailman FAQ: http://wiki.list.org/x/AgA3 Security Policy: > http://wiki.list.org/x/QIA9 Searchable Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ > Unsubscribe: > https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/pshute%4 0nuw.org.au > ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://wiki.list.org/x/AgA3 Security Policy: http://wiki.list.org/x/QIA9 Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org
