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* Mailing list hacked by spammer?
@ 2008-07-18 15:02 Craig James <craig_james@emolecules.com>
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From: Craig James @ 2008-07-18 15:02 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: pgsql-performance
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
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* Re: Mailing list hacked by spammer?
@ 2008-07-18 15:41 Steve Atkins <steve@blighty.com>
parent: Craig James <craig_james@emolecules.com>
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From: Steve Atkins @ 2008-07-18 15:41 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: pgsql-performance
On Jul 18, 2008, at 4:02 PM, Craig James wrote:
> 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.
It's not been "hacked by spammers".
It's a valid From address, probably coincidentally. Nothing worth
discussing. *Definitely* not something worth discussing on the list.
Cheers,
Steve
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* Re: Mailing list hacked by spammer?
@ 2008-07-18 16:21 Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com>
parent: Steve Atkins <steve@blighty.com>
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From: Alvaro Herrera @ 2008-07-18 16:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Steve Atkins <steve@blighty.com>; +Cc: pgsql-performance
Steve Atkins wrote:
>
> On Jul 18, 2008, at 4:02 PM, Craig James wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
> It's not been "hacked by spammers".
>
> It's a valid From address, probably coincidentally. Nothing worth
> discussing. *Definitely* not something worth discussing on the list.
Keep in mind that messages from unsubscribed addresses are held up for
moderation. A human moderator must then reject it or approve it, and
humans make mistakes sometimes.
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* Re: Mailing list hacked by spammer?
@ 2008-07-18 16:37 Glyn Astill <glynastill@yahoo.co.uk>
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From: Glyn Astill @ 2008-07-18 16:37 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Craig James <craig_james@emolecules.com>; pgsql-performance
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
>
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* Re: Mailing list hacked by spammer?
@ 2008-07-18 17:40 Craig James <craig_james@emolecules.com>
parent: Glyn Astill <glynastill@yahoo.co.uk>
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From: Craig James @ 2008-07-18 17:40 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Glyn Astill <glynastill@yahoo.co.uk>; +Cc: pgsql-performance
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
>
>
>
> ----- 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
>>
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* Re: Mailing list hacked by spammer?
@ 2008-07-18 18:07 Andrew Sullivan <ajs@commandprompt.com>
parent: Craig James <craig_james@emolecules.com>
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From: Andrew Sullivan @ 2008-07-18 18:07 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: pgsql-performance
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 origin of 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
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* Re: Mailing list hacked by spammer?
@ 2008-07-18 18:41 Glyn Astill <glynastill@yahoo.co.uk>
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From: Glyn Astill @ 2008-07-18 18:41 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Craig James <craig_james@emolecules.com>; +Cc: pgsql-performance
> 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 ...
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