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"Alperin, Glenn" <[log in to unmask]>
Thu, 30 Oct 1997 10:18:25 -0500
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John Barr asked:

>Are there any documented cases, or even reliable anecdotes, about
>information from the review command being put to foul use?

One such simple foul use procedure might go as follows:

The following command issued to LISTSERV:

review listname

The following actions taken as a result of said review:

send junk e-mail to all members of any particular list
lists which would be marked confidential would no longer be as confidential

Thus, the following actions taken by list members:

unsubscribe due to too much spam recieved and possibly change e-mail
addresses

Such incidents happen all the time.

Glenn

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