On Sat, 15 Nov 1997, Mark Rauterkus wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> The other thing that you can do with that mailbomb thing: Put the
> sender's email address and/or domain into a spammers database. This way
> the incomming message doesn't get connected to your email server and it
> won't hit Majordomo. I've got a spammers database on my virtual server
> set-up. This would be a good feature to examine if you are unaware -- as
> it can do some filtering from spammers too. This isn't MJ specific,
> rather sendmail I think.
>
> Please post a summary and report back to us as to what excuse / cause /
> reasons for the repeated messages from Majordomo@linuxware.com when you
> find out. Thanks.
>
Being on the RedHat list when this happened. I can tell you that it looks
like some person zubscribed majordomo on this person site to RedHat list.
The bounces was posted to RedHat and they was actually regular post to
RedHat being processed through Majordomo. So it spammed RedHat.
Both place was working just as they was supposed too. Majordomo was trying
to process non-command Email thinking it was a command request and sending
out the help becuase all the non commands. RedHat List was sending email
out to zubscribers thinking it was a regular member on the list.
The problem was stopped real fast as only about 8 bounces hit RedHat.
Grey Cloak http://www.geocities.com/Area51/7614
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