2001-02-02 23:38:17

by David Miller

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Subject: Ok, someone is trying to be funny


Ok, it seems somebody is running a cron script or similar
to keep resubscribing that [email protected] address
to linux-kernel.

So if you see the "moderation" message back from a posting
you make to linux-kernel, please dont' report it to us here
at vger.kernel.org, we know about it.

Later,
David S. Miller
[email protected]


2001-02-02 23:52:47

by Michael H. Warfield

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Subject: Re: Ok, someone is trying to be funny

On Fri, Feb 02, 2001 at 03:36:46PM -0800, David S. Miller wrote:

> Ok, it seems somebody is running a cron script or similar
> to keep resubscribing that [email protected] address
> to linux-kernel.

So block them using the /etc/mail/access database for sendmail
and do it with a "451" error code. The data will back up on their
mail server and start clogging their mail spool till they get a clue.
(Ok... 5 day expiration on the messages, but ITMT, they get several
warning and error messages from each too).

> So if you see the "moderation" message back from a posting
> you make to linux-kernel, please dont' report it to us here
> at vger.kernel.org, we know about it.

> Later,
> David S. Miller
> [email protected]

Mike
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2001-02-02 23:54:27

by David Miller

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Subject: Re: Ok, someone is trying to be funny


Michael H. Warfield writes:
> On Fri, Feb 02, 2001 at 03:36:46PM -0800, David S. Miller wrote:
> So block them using the /etc/mail/access database for sendmail
> and do it with a "451" error code. The data will back up on their
> mail server and start clogging their mail spool till they get a clue.
> (Ok... 5 day expiration on the messages, but ITMT, they get several
> warning and error messages from each too).

We don't use sendmail at vger, we use zmailer. Sendmail could
not keep up with the load :-)

And yes I've done the zmailer equivalent (manual SPAM block database)
of what you've suggested.

Later,
David S. Miller
[email protected]