Ray, I'm going to give Brian's cfcdev-owner idea a shot (if it's doable). If that doesn't work, I'll add a captcha to the sign-up page. That may not stop automated sign-up, though, as you can also signup via emailing the list.
I'd rather not switch to a closed list, as I think it would be a pain to admin the sign-ups given how busy we both seem to be these days. -Rob ----- Original Message ---- From: Raymond Camden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, January 8, 2007 6:41:24 PM Subject: Re: [CFCDEV] Spam on the list Brian, and all, sorry but I've been traveling so I've been a bit behind. I see the spam as well but am unsure exactly what to do about it. According to the settings, only subscribed members can post to this list. So in theory it means that the spammers are signing up to send the spam. That seems a bit incredible - but maybe they really are. We _could_ consider switching to a closed list where folks have to ask permission to join - or we could use a web based admin with CAPTHA, but if spammers are going through the trouble now to sign up, that won't stop them. I suppose we could consider making the spam filters tighter for this domain. Rob - what do you think? On 1/2/07, Brian Meloche <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am just noticing this thread... > > I have noticed the spam's coming from [EMAIL PROTECTED] If > you change the owner of this to a different address, and block emails > from cfcdev-owner from sending to the listserv, you should see this > stopping. > > I also use Mailman for the Cleveland CFUG and MMUG (now AUG) > listservs. Although i haven't seen the same problem, both lists get a > LOT of spam attempts (100+ per week per list) that don't make those > lists that I still have to deal with behind the scenes... very > annoying and time consuming, since I have to individually remove each > one from the pending request list. > > On 12/20/06, Nando <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > A little suggestion if the spam gets under your skin one day ... i > > actually have a lot of fun with this > > > > Once in awhile, i pick a spam email that gets through, copy the domain from > > the From address, the one that the spammer impersonated, and take a quick > > peek at the site. > > > > It changes the whole thing around for me, cuz i get to meet some sweet > > people through it hidden in the enormity of the internet, in a very random > > way. > > > > :-) > > > > > > You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, please follow the instructions > > at http://www.cfczone.org/listserv.cfm > > > > CFCDev is supported by: > > Katapult Media, Inc. > > We are cool code geeks looking for fun projects to rock! > > www.katapultmedia.com > > > > An archive of the CFCDev list is available at > > www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > > -- > Sincerely, > > Brian Meloche > brianmeloche at gmail dot com > http://www.brianmeloche.com/blog/ > User Group Manager, > Cleveland Adobe Users Group, > http://www.clevelandmmug.org > User Group Manager, > Cleveland ColdFusion Users Group, > http://www.clevelandcfug.org > > > You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, please follow the instructions > at http://www.cfczone.org/listserv.cfm > > CFCDev is supported by: > Katapult Media, Inc. > We are cool code geeks looking for fun projects to rock! > www.katapultmedia.com > > An archive of the CFCDev list is available at > www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > -- =========================================================================== Raymond Camden Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Blog : ray.camdenfamily.com AOL IM : cfjedimaster Video game player? Have kids? Check out KidGamers.org You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, please follow the instructions at http://www.cfczone.org/listserv.cfm CFCDev is supported by: Katapult Media, Inc. We are cool code geeks looking for fun projects to rock! www.katapultmedia.com An archive of the CFCDev list is available at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com You are subscribed to cfcdev. To unsubscribe, please follow the instructions at http://www.cfczone.org/listserv.cfm CFCDev is supported by: Katapult Media, Inc. We are cool code geeks looking for fun projects to rock! www.katapultmedia.com An archive of the CFCDev list is available at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
