Re: Spam mail being sent via the FreeBSD mailing lists
Well, if you require "FreeBSD" somewhere in the letter with exception of "To" field it would be quite enough. You only have to announce that the "FreeBSD" keyword should be included. "Linux" is optional. Spammers have no idea what FreeBSD is. On 5/26/21 1:34 PM, Kurt Jaeger wrote: Hi! On May 25, 2021, at 8:53 PM, jake h wrote: I have recently received several pieces of spam mail, apparently sent via this mailing list. These pieces of mail are the usual spam formula; Your phone has a virus, Ads, Fake blackmail, so on and so forth. Has anyone else noticed these spam emails, or is it just me? I'm receiving these too. It looks like the servers are bouncing some of them just for me, even. And I'm receiving not just from this list; also from freebsd-hackers@ and ports@. postmaster@ is aware of the problem, we do not yet have a clear-cut solution and we're investigating.
Re: Spam mail being sent via the FreeBSD mailing lists
On 2021-05-26 22:50:57 (+0800), Julian H. Stacey wrote: Kurt Jaeger wrote: Hi! On May 25, 2021, at 8:53 PM, jake h wrote: I have recently received several pieces of spam mail, apparently sent via this mailing list. These pieces of mail are the usual spam formula; Your phone has a virus, Ads, Fake blackmail, so on and so forth. Has anyone else noticed these spam emails, or is it just me? I'm receiving these too. It looks like the servers are bouncing some of them just for me, even. And I'm receiving not just from this list; also from freebsd-hackers@ and ports@. postmaster@ is aware of the problem, we do not yet have a clear-cut solution and we're investigating. -- p...@opsec.eu+49 171 3101372Now what ? I'm on most lists & also seen much spam lately. Changing Mailman list configs to only allowing postings from subscribed addresses could dump nearly all spam; (I'm a Mailman admin elsewhere ). This was how the majority of FreeBSD mailing lists were configured. Most lists were set to discard postings from non-subscribers. Some were set to hold. A few were set to reject. But @freebsd.org has prefered open lists for near all lists. Best only for the initial fresh- after- install- questions@, IMO. This has not been true for a good while now. Historically, nearly all our lists were indeed open. In recent years, we've made most lists subscriber-only, with some exceptions and whitelists. List back end responses to eg isp@ & hackers@ have recently migrated from Mailman to Mlmmj, I guess that shouldn't directly affect spam protection ? but it'd be interesting to know what advantage the migration might bring @freebsd.org ? For one thing, running supported software means we can continue upgrading our mailservers with fewer worries. Mailman 2 relies on Python 2, which has unfortunately become abandonware. Philip -- Philip Paeps Senior Reality Engineer Alternative Enterprises
Re: Spam mail being sent via the FreeBSD mailing lists
from Kurt Jaeger: > Hi! > > > On May 25, 2021, at 8:53 PM, jake h wrote: > > > I have recently received several pieces of spam mail, apparently sent via > > > this mailing list. These pieces of mail are the usual spam formula; Your > > > phone has a virus, Ads, Fake blackmail, so on and so forth. > > > Has anyone else noticed these spam emails, or is it just me? > > I'm receiving these too. It looks like the servers are bouncing some of > > them just for me, even. And I'm receiving not just from this list; also > > from freebsd-hackers@ and ports@. > postmaster@ is aware of the problem, we do not yet have a clear-cut > solution and we're investigating. Maybe the problem of bouncing messages is related to the spam problem? I notice now there is an epidemic of multipart/alternative messages on FreeBSD lists, which is a recent change, not for the better. I posted, several days ago (May 22), a question about bouncing messages, that was on freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org . Tom
Re: Spam mail being sent via the FreeBSD mailing lists
Kurt Jaeger wrote: > Hi! > > > On May 25, 2021, at 8:53 PM, jake h wrote: > > > I have recently received several pieces of spam mail, apparently sent via > > > this mailing list. These pieces of mail are the usual spam formula; Your > > > phone has a virus, Ads, Fake blackmail, so on and so forth. > > > Has anyone else noticed these spam emails, or is it just me? > > I'm receiving these too. It looks like the servers are bouncing some of > > them just for me, even. And I'm receiving not just from this list; also > > from freebsd-hackers@ and ports@. > > postmaster@ is aware of the problem, we do not yet have a clear-cut > solution and we're investigating. > -- > p...@opsec.eu+49 171 3101372Now what ? I'm on most lists & also seen much spam lately. Changing Mailman list configs to only allowing postings from subscribed addresses could dump nearly all spam; (I'm a Mailman admin elsewhere ). But @freebsd.org has prefered open lists for near all lists. Best only for the initial fresh- after- install- questions@, IMO. Mailman can also input from a spam phrases block list, though I haven't much used that on lists I run, as subscriber only block near all. Normaly the @freebsd.org anti spam mechanisms protect both lists & non lists. List back end responses to eg isp@ & hackers@ have recently migrated from Mailman to Mlmmj, I guess that shouldn't directly affect spam protection ? but it'd be interesting to know what advantage the migration might bring @freebsd.org ? ( Though I couldn't migrate most lists I run from Mailman to Mlmmj, as many lists I run are mostly non techs, incompetent with anything beyond click & fumble. Command lines of Majordomo & Mlmmj impossible for them ) Cheers, -- Julian Stacey http://berklix.com/jhs/ http://stolenvotes.uk http://www.berklix.org/~jhs/mail/sorbs/ Unreliable spam black list extorter.
Re: Spam mail being sent via the FreeBSD mailing lists
Hi! > > On May 25, 2021, at 8:53 PM, jake h wrote: > > I have recently received several pieces of spam mail, apparently sent via > > this mailing list. These pieces of mail are the usual spam formula; Your > > phone has a virus, Ads, Fake blackmail, so on and so forth. > > Has anyone else noticed these spam emails, or is it just me? > I'm receiving these too. It looks like the servers are bouncing some of them > just for me, even. And I'm receiving not just from this list; also from > freebsd-hackers@ and ports@. postmaster@ is aware of the problem, we do not yet have a clear-cut solution and we're investigating. -- p...@opsec.eu+49 171 3101372Now what ?
Re: Spam mail being sent via the FreeBSD mailing lists
> On May 25, 2021, at 8:53 PM, jake h wrote: > > I have recently received several pieces of spam mail, apparently sent via > this mailing list. These pieces of mail are the usual spam formula; Your > phone has a virus, Ads, Fake blackmail, so on and so forth. > Has anyone else noticed these spam emails, or is it just me? I'm receiving these too. It looks like the servers are bouncing some of them just for me, even. And I'm receiving not just from this list; also from freebsd-hackers@ and ports@. -- rollingbits — 📧 rollingb...@icloud.com 📧 rollingb...@gmail.com 📧 rollingb...@yahoo.com 📧 rollingb...@terra.com.br 📧 rollingb...@globo.com
Re: Spam mail being sent via the FreeBSD mailing lists
I got one this morning Blackmail stuff - just delete it. > On May 25, 2021, at 4:52 PM, jake h wrote: > > Hi everyone, > I have recently received several pieces of spam mail, apparently sent via > this mailing list. These pieces of mail are the usual spam formula; Your > phone has a virus, Ads, Fake blackmail, so on and so forth. > Has anyone else noticed these spam emails, or is it just me? > Thanks, > Jake
Spam mail being sent via the FreeBSD mailing lists
Hi everyone, I have recently received several pieces of spam mail, apparently sent via this mailing list. These pieces of mail are the usual spam formula; Your phone has a virus, Ads, Fake blackmail, so on and so forth. Has anyone else noticed these spam emails, or is it just me? Thanks, Jake