[Buddha-l] junk mail

[jkirk]

how would one know it's 'from' the list---topic of subj. header?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Peavler" <jmp at peavler.org>
To: "Buddhist discussion forum" <buddha-l at mailman.swcp.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 8:27 AM
Subject: [Buddha-l] junk mail


> Just for the record. I just deleted about 20 junkmail messages that  came 
> to the buddha-l owner mailbox. Three of them were from the  "bounced" mail 
> list, which means that they were sent to buddha-l and  then bounced back 
> to the buddha-l owner because of bad addresses.  There were no messages 
> from or to any legitimate buddha-l member.
>
> This situation has become noticeably worse since the first of the  year. 
> It is only a matter of time, I think, until someone figures out  how to 
> get mail  past our filters and past our mail bouncing checker  and 
> directly to buddha-l members.
>
> I am talking the IP server folk about further defenses we can take,  and 
> will also be looking at the majordomo software to see what can be  done, 
> if anything.
>
> If you get junk mail through buddha-l, by any chance, please let us  know. 
> It is possible that the entry point may be from one or more of  our 
> subscribers (such as a university server) and not through our  servers 
> directly, and we need to know about it as soon as possible if  the event 
> happens.
>
> If you get junk mail that you think is from buddha-l, please forward  the 
> whole message (all addresses and all) directly to me:
>
> Jim Peavler
> jmp at peavler.org
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
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