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Subject: Re: ??SPAM??
From: Jeffrey Goldberg <J . Goldberg @ Cranfield . ac . uk>
Organization: Cranfield University Computer Centre
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1999 06:17:04 +0100 (BST)
To: WebMaster <majorhost @ p-trader . net>
Cc: Majordomo-Users @ GreatCircle . COM
In-reply-to: <009e01bf0af1$e5d06860$0101a8c0@pavilion>
Reply-to: Jeffrey Goldberg <J . Goldberg @ Cranfield . ac . uk>

On Wed, 29 Sep 1999, WebMaster wrote:

> Question; I'm getting SPAM messages sent out the a list from someone
> not subscribed and is not a good return address.  How are they doing
> this and how do I put a stop to it?

They may be hitting the -outgoing address directly.

If so, there is are a couple of steps described in the Majordomo FAQ that
give you some "security through obscurity".  If you are using Exim as your
MTA there are additional things you can do that will really lock this
down.  There is a link to the Majordomo-Exim FAQ from the exim FAQ which
can be found at 

  http://www.exim.org/

-j
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