My majordomo log shows: Oct 01 05:35:51 gsp.org majordomo[29085] {67360-trace-robot@...} lists There doesn't seem to be any useful content at...
Rich Kulawiec
rsk@...
Oct 1, 1999 7:40 pm
9316
... I see similar probes from <xxxxxx>-trace-robot@... to listar@<domain> on various of my machines. (I'm not sure whether to be flattered or...
Jeremy Blackman
loki@...
Oct 2, 1999 12:30 am
9317
It's probing my majordomo lists as well. I keep copies of my request mail, so here's what it said. I'm not sure why the world needs yet another list spider. ...
John R Levine
johnl@...
Oct 2, 1999 3:55 am
9318
... I suspect you're right, though their web page (See http://www.speed-link.de/internetfall/) doesn't go so far as to mention subscription services - just a...
David Shaw
dshaw@...
Oct 2, 1999 3:42 pm
9320
Mark E. Mallett
mem@...
Oct 3, 1999 12:31 am
9321
Someone wants to be able to post to my e-mail discussion list anonymously. Lives literally depend on this person being able to keep his/her identity anonymous...
A. Shettle
RED_TREK@...
Oct 3, 1999 9:49 pm
9322
... The most reasonable solution is a Web mail account, such as iName (mail.com), usa.net, HotMail, or a dozen others. Some, perhaps most, of these, send the...
Michael C. Berch
mcb@...
Oct 3, 1999 10:43 pm
9323
... The simplest, and probably most fool-proof method, is simply to have this person open an account at one of the various free web-based email services, such...
Nathan J. Mehl
memory@...
Oct 4, 1999 12:25 am
9324
I've had a funny problem with my mailing list over the weekend: My list is sent out as BCCs and usually there is no problem, but I've had email going through...
EDA Resource Centre
eda.inc@...
Oct 4, 1999 12:48 am
9325
... Quite right. There are free web mail servers all over the world, so to be particularly secure the anonymous correspondent should look for one in a country...
John R Levine
johnl@...
Oct 4, 1999 1:33 am
9326
Andrea, I encourage people to post anon to the mailing lists I run if they feel they need to. Most people use their real names and addresses but even "real"...
Cyndi Norman
cnorman@...
Oct 4, 1999 1:42 am
9327
[Actually, "servers failing to alter email" is more like it.] Stuart got a bounce from Prodigy that was remailed to his list's submission ... Yes, you are...
David W. Tamkin
dattier@...
Oct 4, 1999 8:16 pm
9328
... This is a short term problem, fortunately. Any prodigy.com address is the old Prodigy Classic videotex service which will be shut down before the end of...
John R Levine
johnl@...
Oct 4, 1999 11:12 pm
9329
... If his list isn't closed and setup for subscription confirmation he probably doesn't know what you are talking about. Closed List - The list only accepts...
murr rhame
murr@...
Oct 7, 1999 8:25 pm
9330
I run some mailing lists. I am thinking about providing (a) usenet version of the lists, and (b) a fully searchable archive of the lists. Obviously tools are...
David E. Bernholdt
bernhold@...
Oct 8, 1999 5:07 pm
9331
... www.webcrossing.com -- interfaces to mail lists, and allows for both web-based and NNTP based access. I use them for my archives. A future release will...
Chuq Von Rospach
chuqui@...
Oct 8, 1999 8:54 pm
9332
... Every majordomo based mailing list at Cranfield.ac.uk just (early Sunday, Oct 10, 1999) experienced a subscription or attempted subscription from ...
Jeffrey Goldberg
J.Goldberg@...
Oct 10, 1999 7:41 am
9333
In message <Pine.LNX.4.10.9910100713000.19253-100000@...>, ... I'm glad this came up because it allows me to pose a question. As part of an...
Ronald F. Guilmette
rfg@...
Oct 10, 1999 5:31 pm
9334
... That's a reverse mailbomb attack. Someone doesn't like sbergeon and is trying to forge subscriptions to a gazillion lists. In all likelihood the forger...
John R Levine
johnl@...
Oct 10, 1999 5:42 pm
9335
... It would be hard to tell the difference between this and someone doing prep work for a spam attack. I'd say, even if you sent email to the postmaster...
Chuq Von Rospach
chuqui@...
Oct 10, 1999 7:10 pm
9336
In message <v0421011cb426819ced57@...>, ... Well *that* is certainly not what I had in mind! Rather, I was just talking about _precompiling_ a list...
Ronald F. Guilmette
rfg@...
Oct 10, 1999 7:11 pm
9337
... Of course it would. It's exactly the kind of intrusive probing and scanning that's gotten you into trouble so often in the past. Lots of lists are set so...
John R Levine
johnl@...
Oct 10, 1999 8:00 pm
9338
... ditto. I try to log copies of everything, so I can backtrack if I need to. Comes in very handy. -- Chuq Von Rospach - Plaidworks Consulting...
Chuq Von Rospach
chuqui@...
Oct 10, 1999 8:48 pm
9339
... understood. But imagine if everyone started doing something like that. And imagine how you'd react if random people started poking at your server like...
Chuq Von Rospach
chuqui@...
Oct 10, 1999 9:03 pm
9340
... I've checked the MTA logs. They do come from the named domain. ... Very good idea! I suspect a "which" or "who" attack. -j -- Jeffrey Goldberg...
Jeffrey Goldberg
J.Goldberg@...
Oct 10, 1999 10:39 pm
9341
... But that's not necessarily *Steve Bergeon's* domain, which is (I believe) the point that John was making. It really does smell of a reverse-mailbomb ...
Vince Sabio
vince-lists@...
Oct 11, 1999 1:07 am
9342
... The incoming mail to majordomo is from encephalon.com according to the MTA logs, as is the from address (address to be subscribed). The domain itself is...
Jeffrey Goldberg
J.Goldberg@...
Oct 11, 1999 1:23 pm
9343
... Steve Bergeon has answered a number of questions that I posed to him, and I believe his answers. I have removed the block on his site. I think that it is...
Jeffrey Goldberg
J.Goldberg@...
Oct 11, 1999 5:15 pm
9344
Has anyone out there used mailman (http://www.list.org) or Sympa (http://listes.cru.fr/sympa)? if so, what do you think of the system? Sympa really intrigues...
Chuq Von Rospach
chuqui@...
Oct 11, 1999 7:29 pm
9345
In message <Pine.LNX.4.10.9910111743000.2451-100000@... ... When it came right down to it, this fellow was somewhat less than entirely ...
