Re: Dan Bernstein's issues about namedroppers list operation

[ned.freed@mrochek.com]

> In message <01KR2D1FF456002DEU@mauve.mrochek.com>, ned.freed@mrochek.com writes
> :
> >> At Fri, 10 Jan 2003 08:41:17 -0800 (PST), Ned Freed wrote:
> >> >
> >> > It would be good for any use of spamassassin that discards messages outrig
> >ht
> >> > to employ a substantial whitelist, perhaps including the addresses of ever
> >y
> >> > list member.
> >
> >> Unfortunately, due to the spammers (well, the virus posters, anyway)
> >> having gotten wise to member only posting restrictions, this doesn't
> >> quite work either.
> >
> >I keep hearing anecdotal claims that the spammers are doing this, but I've
> >never actually encountered one myself or seen a documented case.
> >

> I have -- I've received spam on subscriber-only lists.

So have I, but when I checked into it I found it was either the virus issue I
described or else a case of list configuration problems.

				Ned