Fer onie at dinna ken, ye send a weemail tae [EMAIL PROTECTED] wi "who scots-l" command in th bodie text an ye've suddenlie hundreds o weemail addies fer whitivver nefarious purposes... Haen commands "open" (naw "closit") maks it easier tae get oan ir aff th leet, bit it maks it easier fir punters tae gie th admin an subscribers likesay muckle bother.
Bit waur, it deprives me o th opportunitie tae abuise fowk tryin tae get aff...! > People were subscribing to all the lists, blasting them with spam, and > then immediately signing off.. Also, people were signing onto the list > and sending a "who" command to the list server, which allowed them to > harvest email addresses which they would then sell to spammers. > People started really bitching about the spam. Especially Jack Campin, > who is very sensitive about his email address getting out. > > > >> I don't get it. How can you abuse Subscribe, unsubscribe...what's to >> "ruin"? >> >> CliffA >> >> >> --- Toby Rider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hopefully it won't get abused like it did a couple years ago. It only >> takes a couple of assholes to ruin things for everyone. Know what I >> mean? >> >> __________________________________________________ >> Do you Yahoo!? >> Yahoo! Mail Plus � Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. >> http://mailplus.yahoo.com >> Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To >> subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: >> http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html > > > > Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To > subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: > http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
