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"Fletes, Raul" <[log in to unmask]>
Thu, 5 Apr 2001 11:05:02 -0500
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Lately I have been getting numerous spam notices as shown below.  What is
confusing me, is that they are coming from my own Listserv.  I don't
recall setting this function.  Where/how do I turn off/on these notices ?

Thanks,

Raul.







Sample notice:

A   network   wide   spamming   alert    has   just   been   received   from
[log in to unmask]      concerning     messages      posted     by
[log in to unmask] to multiple  LISTSERV lists. For the next  48 hours, all
messages  posted  by [log in to unmask]  to  local  mailing lists  will  be
forwarded  to the  list  owners for  verification. The  poster  will not  be
informed when this  happens, to make it more difficult  for him to re-target
the lists which successfully repelled the spam. The poster has been informed
by [log in to unmask]  that his access  to certain lists  would be
subject to human verification, but no  further details were provided. A copy
of the original alert from [log in to unmask] is enclosed.

A "spam"  is an advertisement  or other  unsolicited material sent  to large
numbers  of mailing  lists  with no  consideration for  whether  or not  the
material is appropriate for  the lists it is being sent  to. A single "spam"
can  result  in  the  delivery  of  millions  of  unwanted  e-mail  messages
worldwide,  costing the  victims and  service providers  a total  of several
hundred thousand  dollars. The  cost to  the spammer  is usually  under five
dollars. To be effective, a  counter-measure must neutralize the spam within
the first five minutes. Consequently, there  is no time for all the LISTSERV
servers to compare notes with each  other before acting, and some legitimate
postings may be intercepted erroneously.

------------------------------ Original alert ------------------------------
A message  with subject "Click  Here for a  Brand New F  R E E  Pager. 9644"
posted by  [log in to unmask] to  the PIRATES list  at APPLE.EASE.LSOFT.COM
has  been identified  as  a possible  spam  because [log in to unmask]  had
previously posted an identical message to a large number of LISTSERV lists.

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