Re: Odd msg received from list

2013-11-16 Thread Ned Deily
In article <5288239d.4060...@gmail.com>, Verde Denim wrote: > Each one of my accounts is completely different (and as random as I can > get them). Each one is also uniquely set to match a set of criteria of > my own choosing to indicate level of data, level of composite data, > level of integrity

Re: Odd msg received from list

2013-11-16 Thread Verde Denim
On 11/16/2013 08:18 PM, Chris Angelico wrote: > On Sun, Nov 17, 2013 at 12:15 PM, Verde Denim wrote: >> Chris >> Yes, I mean precisely that. The password was sent to me in the body of >> the message in plaintext. That is what has me very concerned about the >> list and its ability to protect priva

Re: Odd msg received from list

2013-11-16 Thread Chris Angelico
On Sun, Nov 17, 2013 at 12:15 PM, Verde Denim wrote: > Chris > Yes, I mean precisely that. The password was sent to me in the body of > the message in plaintext. That is what has me very concerned about the > list and its ability to protect private information. The list specifically told you not

Re: Odd msg received from list

2013-11-16 Thread Verde Denim
Chris Yes, I mean precisely that. The password was sent to me in the body of the message in plaintext. That is what has me very concerned about the list and its ability to protect private information. Regards Jack On 11/15/2013 02:48 PM, Chris “Kwpolska” Warrick wrote: > On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at

Re: Odd msg received from list

2013-11-15 Thread Chris “Kwpolska” Warrick
On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 12:30 AM, Gregory Ewing wrote: > Verde Denim wrote: >> >> The message also listed my >> account password, which I found odd. > > > You mean the message contained your actual password, > in plain text? That's not just odd, it's rather worrying > for at least two reasons. Fir

Re: Odd msg received from list

2013-11-14 Thread Gregory Ewing
Verde Denim wrote: The message also listed my account password, which I found odd. You mean the message contained your actual password, in plain text? That's not just odd, it's rather worrying for at least two reasons. First, what business does a message like that have carrying a password, and

Re: Odd msg received from list

2013-11-14 Thread Terry Reedy
On 11/14/2013 9:26 AM, Tim Golden wrote: On 14/11/2013 13:53, Verde Denim wrote: I got an odd message this morning from the list telling me that my account was de-activated due to excessive bounces. I've only sent a handful of messages to this board, but do read an awful lot of the posts in orde

Re: Odd msg received from list

2013-11-14 Thread Gisle Vanem
"Chris Angelico" wrote: I agree in general, but I happen to be pretty familiar with Mailman alerts, and this one was genuine. Also, it pointed to what does appear to be the right address (mail.python.org). There's definitely something going around that's causing problems for gmail users; It h

Re: Odd msg received from list

2013-11-14 Thread Joost Molenaar
On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 2:53 PM, Verde Denim wrote: > Has anyone else received a message like this? I did too. It seems to me that Gmail's spam filter might have been overly enthusiastic, but the only way to find out is to look at the bounces that the list software received. Yesterday I also rec

Re: Odd msg received from list

2013-11-14 Thread Chris Angelico
On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 1:24 AM, MRAB wrote: > I'm wondering if it has anything to do with spam filtering. > > If you're using a spam filter (it might be offered as a feature by your > ISP) that bounces instead of just deleting, and the spam looks like it > comes from or through the list, then the

Re: Odd msg received from list

2013-11-14 Thread Chris Angelico
On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 1:11 AM, Roy Smith wrote: > In article , > Verde Denim wrote: > >> I got an odd message this morning from the list telling me that my >> account was de-activated due to excessive bounces. I've only sent a >> handful of messages to this board, but do read an awful lot of t

Re: Odd msg received from list

2013-11-14 Thread Tim Golden
On 14/11/2013 13:53, Verde Denim wrote: > I got an odd message this morning from the list telling me that my > account was de-activated due to excessive bounces. I've only sent a > handful of messages to this board, but do read an awful lot of the posts > in order to learn more about the language.

Re: Odd msg received from list

2013-11-14 Thread MRAB
On 14/11/2013 13:53, Verde Denim wrote: I got an odd message this morning from the list telling me that my account was de-activated due to excessive bounces. I've only sent a handful of messages to this board, but do read an awful lot of the posts in order to learn more about the language. The me

Re: Odd msg received from list

2013-11-14 Thread Roy Smith
In article , Verde Denim wrote: > I got an odd message this morning from the list telling me that my > account was de-activated due to excessive bounces. I've only sent a > handful of messages to this board, but do read an awful lot of the posts > in order to learn more about the language. The m

Re: Odd msg received from list

2013-11-14 Thread Chris Angelico
On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 12:53 AM, Verde Denim wrote: > I got an odd message this morning from the list telling me that my > account was de-activated due to excessive bounces. I've only sent a > handful of messages to this board, but do read an awful lot of the posts > in order to learn more about

Re: Odd msg received from list

2013-11-14 Thread Joel Goldstick
On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 8:53 AM, Verde Denim wrote: > I got an odd message this morning from the list telling me that my > account was de-activated due to excessive bounces. I've only sent a > handful of messages to this board, but do read an awful lot of the posts > in order to learn more about t