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From: Wil Cooley (no email)
Date: Mon May 16 2005 - 23:50:52 EDT
On Mon, 2005-05-16 at 09:05 +0100, Alain Williams wrote:
> On Sun, May 15, 2005 at 07:40:25PM -0400, Derrick J Brashear wrote:
> > On Sun, 15 May 2005, Patrick Gibson wrote:
> >
> > >Is there any particular reason why info-cyrus is not a closed list? It is
> > >unnecessary in my opinion to be receiving spam via a list that can easily
> > >restrict posting to subscribed members.
> >
> > The spam can be (and on other lists has been) forged as from members. Then
> > what?
>
> Quite possible ... but more difficult for the spammer to do.
Not very difficult. I've already seen one message come through with my
address and another for Cyrus Daboo.
Wil
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