At 2:29 PM -0400 6/26/2000, Bernie Cosell wrote:
>The list owner has included the following welcome message:
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>[...]
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>Also we would like to offer you a FREE vacation Certificate for 2 to
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>to get your certificate please visit
> [...more spam follows...]
Listbot has a design problem, because they allow bulk loads without
validation. That makes them open to abuse by spammers, and spammers
have figured it out. I hope they fix this soon, because otherwise,
they're going to be (and should be) shot.
This isn't a big surprise, given that I believe this exact design
flaw was brought up on this list a few months ago as a worry. It is
also not an inherent problem with opt-out systems, but I'm not
talking about opt-out systems here any more.
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Chuq Von Rospach - Plaidworks Consulting (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED])
Apple Mail List Gnome (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED])
And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar
and say 'Man, what are you doing here?'"
