Thread: Re: Mailing list hacked by spammer?
Most likely just a forged header or something, hardly hacked though is it. I think you need to do some training: http://www2.b3ta.com/bigquiz/hacker-or-spacker/ ----- Original Message ---- > From: Craig James <craig_james@emolecules.com> > To: pgsql-performance@postgresql.org > Sent: Friday, 18 July, 2008 4:02:37 PM > Subject: [PERFORM] Mailing list hacked by spammer? > > I've never gotten a single spam from the Postgres mailing list ... until today. > A Chinese company selling consumer products is using this list. I have my > filters set to automatically trust this list because it has been so reliable > until now. It would be really, really unfortunate if this list fell to the > spammers. > > Craig > > -- > Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list (pgsql-performance@postgresql.org) > To make changes to your subscription: > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance __________________________________________________________ Not happy with your email address?. Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at Yahoo! http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/ymail/new.html
Glyn Astill wrote: > Most likely just a forged header or something, hardly hacked > though is it. Yes, hack is the correct term. The bad guys have hacked into the major email systems, including gmail, which was the originof this spam: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/25/gmail_captcha_crack/ > I think you need to do some training: > http://www2.b3ta.com/bigquiz/hacker-or-spacker/ Sending a link to a web site that plays loud rap music is not a friendly way to make your point. Craig > > > > ----- Original Message ---- >> From: Craig James <craig_james@emolecules.com> >> To: pgsql-performance@postgresql.org >> Sent: Friday, 18 July, 2008 4:02:37 PM >> Subject: [PERFORM] Mailing list hacked by spammer? >> >> I've never gotten a single spam from the Postgres mailing list ... until today. >> A Chinese company selling consumer products is using this list. I have my >> filters set to automatically trust this list because it has been so reliable >> until now. It would be really, really unfortunate if this list fell to the >> spammers. >> >> Craig >> >> -- >> Sent via pgsql-performance mailing list (pgsql-performance@postgresql.org) >> To make changes to your subscription: >> http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-performance > > > > __________________________________________________________ > Not happy with your email address?. > Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at Yahoo! http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/ymail/new.html >
On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 10:40:33AM -0700, Craig James wrote: > Yes, hack is the correct term. The bad guys have hacked into the major email systems, including gmail, which was the originof this spam: > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/25/gmail_captcha_crack/ The simple fact is that, as long as we don't reject completely all mail from any unsubscribed user, some spam will occasionally get through. It's humans who have to do the moderation, and sometimes we hit the wrong button. Sorry. (Moreover, the trick of foiling captchas and using compromised machines all over the Internet to send spam is hardly "hacking the list".) A -- Andrew Sullivan ajs@commandprompt.com +1 503 667 4564 x104 http://www.commandprompt.com/
> Glyn Astill wrote: > > Most likely just a forged header or something, hardly hacked > > though is it. > > Yes, hack is the correct term. The bad guys have hacked into the major email > systems, including gmail, which was the origin of this spam: > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/25/gmail_captcha_crack/ > > > I think you need to do some training: > > http://www2.b3ta.com/bigquiz/hacker-or-spacker/ > > Sending a link to a web site that plays loud rap music is not a friendly way to > make your point. > > Craig > Whatever. I see you clicked on the link then, even though it came from a 'hacked' mailing list :-) weren't you the chap that couldn't figure out how to use the slony tools and threw a wobbler at the developers ... __________________________________________________________ Not happy with your email address?. Get the one you really want - millions of new email addresses available now at Yahoo! http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/ymail/new.html