On 22/03/2002 07:06:13 Daniel Stenberg wrote:
>On Fri, 22 Mar 2002, Hrvoje Niksic wrote: [snip] >> I think I agree with this. The amount of spam is staggering. I have no >> explanation as to why this happens on this list, and not on other lists >> which are *also* open to non-subscribers. > >Spammers work in mysterious ways. ;-) > No, they work in fairly predictable ways. The wget mailinglist address is advertised on the wget homepage. According to empirical observations, if you publish a brand new email address on a web page, it'll receive spam within eight *hours* of it being published. -- Csaba Ráduly, Software Engineer Sophos Anti-Virus email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sophos.com US Support: +1 888 SOPHOS 9 UK Support: +44 1235 559933
