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Subject: Re: Stop Virus Attacks
From: "Ken Kramer" <majorhost @ p-trader . net>
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 21:43:31 -0800
To: "Todd Lyons" <todd @ mrball . net>
Cc: <Majordomo-users @ GreatCircle . COM>
References: <041e01c0720a$6b15bcc0$0201a8c0@pacbell.net> <3A4D72E7.FAC00154@mrball.net>

Todd, thanks for the reply..  Are you saying there is no way to stop this message from coming through because it's sent to some type
of back-door address??

Ken Kramer

----- Original Message -----
From: "Todd Lyons" <todd@mrball.net>
To: "Ken Kramer" <majorhost@p-trader.net>
Cc: <Majordomo-users@GreatCircle.COM>
Sent: Friday, December 29, 2000 9:30 PM
Subject: Re: Stop Virus Attacks


> > Ken Kramer wrote:
> >
> > How do I stop message from coming through MajorDomo from people that are
> > not registered on the list.  The program is setup for list members only,
>
> Here's how they got in:
>
> > Delivered-To: mars-ptrade-usa-list@phoebe.hosting4u.net
>
> If they were to deliver to mars-ptrade-usa, majordomo would stop it.
> However, they are sending it to the alias that all it does is
> :include:/path/to/listname.  No checking is done.  This is a classic example
> of a good reason for using ,nobody to hide the internal distribution name
> and an impetus to change it from *-list.
>
> This sexyfun most target mailing lists.  A mailing list that I'm associated
> with gets it daily as well, but I've at least got it so that it bounces
> instead of leaking through.
>
> Blue skies... Todd
> --
> Most traditional Pee-Cee user groups, I've noticed, function mainly as
> commiseration societies for people who've bought lousy hardware, are
> struggling and wasting time trying to deal with it, and want to exchange
> coping-strategy tips with others in the same boat.  --  Rick Moen
>
>




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