Obviously not intended to work this way. There's some bugs to work out in despamming. Merit is on it. Majordomo was in place for a decade plus so getting everything to match perfectly is a small challenge. So far, so good, and good to know about this. Thanks.
Marty On 4/25/08, Patrick W. Gilmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Apr 25, 2008, at 8:31 AM, Rich Kulawiec wrote: > > > It appears that "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" is using a challenge/response > > system > > (see below). This is an extremely bad idea -- so bad that I'm > > surprised > > that NANOG personnel aren't already well aware of it. (It's common > > knowledge among most of those working in the anti-spam field.) > > You didn't read the actual e-mail below, did you? "To confirm that > you sent the message below, simply reply to this email message." So I > guess your message did not get confirmed.... :) > > I'd call it a bad joke, but not a barrier to interaction with the > admins. > > -- > TTFN, > patrick > > > > See, for example: > > > > Challenge-Response Anti-Spam Systems Considered Harmful > > http://linuxmafia.com/faq/Mail/challenge-response.html > > > > Vastly superior anti-spam methods which do not result in outbound > > abuse are available, well-documented, and easily implemented. > > If NANOG needs assistance with that, I'm sure any number of us > > would be happy to help out. But the C/R mechanism should be > > disabled immediately, before it's used to abuse third parties. > > > > ---Rsk > > > > ----- Forwarded message from NANOG Admins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----- > > > >> From: NANOG Admins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Subject: Please confirm (XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX) > >> Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:59:37 UTC > >> > >> > >> This is an automated message. > >> > >> The message you sent (attached below) requires confirmation > >> before it can be delivered. To confirm that you sent the > >> message below, simply reply to this email message. You > >> do not need to modify anything in this message. Once this is > >> done, your original email will be forwarded and no more > >> confirmations will be necessary for future messages. > >> > >> > >> --- Original Message Follows --- > >> > >> Received: from taos.firemountain.net ([207.114.3.54]) > >> Received: from squonk.gsp.org (bltmd-207.114.17.169.dsl.charm.net > >> [207.114.17.169]) > >> Received: from avatar.gsp.org (avatar.gsp.org [192.168.0.11]) > >> Received: from avatar.gsp.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) > >> Received: (from [EMAIL PROTECTED]) > >> Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:56:11 -0400 > >> From: Rich Kulawiec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Subject: In re: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Never seen before! Gucci Prada > >> Chanel, > >> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > >> > >> (Original message truncated) > >> > > > > ----- End forwarded message ----- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Nanog-futures mailing list > > Nanog-futures@nanog.org > > http://mailman.nanog.org/mailman/listinfo/nanog-futures > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Nanog-futures mailing list > Nanog-futures@nanog.org > http://mailman.nanog.org/mailman/listinfo/nanog-futures > _______________________________________________ Nanog-futures mailing list Nanog-futures@nanog.org http://mailman.nanog.org/mailman/listinfo/nanog-futures
