I check the subscription records on one of my lists and found [log in to unmask] subscribed to the list with a real name of Bill A. Jones. I decided to do a whois on the domain and found (surprise, surprise) the administrative contact is Jason Klapste and his e-mail is [log in to unmask] I have update the subscription options (quietly of course) to index. I think the html version of index should be a nice touch. John >===== Original Message From "LISTSERV list owners' forum" <[log in to unmask]> ===== >On Wed, 11 Jul 2001 12:42:55 -0400, Gilles Frydman <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >>after noticing some unusual activity from a specific >>email address: [log in to unmask] > >This is the "activity" I noticed on my server today: > >(The list is set to Subscription= Open,Confirm) > >11 Jul 2001 12:09:44 Processing file 0256 from [log in to unmask] >11 Jul 2001 12:09:44 From [log in to unmask]: subscribe gateway-info Zed A. >Smith >11 Jul 2001 12:09:45 Requesting confirmation, cookie=FC12BB2C >11 Jul 2001 12:09:45 Sent information mail to [log in to unmask] >11 Jul 2001 12:16:50 Processing file 0258 from [log in to unmask] >11 Jul 2001 12:16:50 From [log in to unmask]: ok fc12bb2c >11 Jul 2001 12:16:50 From [log in to unmask]: SUBSCRIBE GATEWAY-INFO Zed A. >Smith >11 Jul 2001 12:16:50 To [log in to unmask]: You have been added to the >GATEWAY-INFO list. >11 Jul 2001 12:16:50 Sent information mail to [log in to unmask] >11 Jul 2001 12:16:50 Sending WELCOME message to [log in to unmask] >11 Jul 2001 12:16:50 Sent information mail to [log in to unmask] >11 Jul 2001 12:16:50 Sent information mail to [log in to unmask] >11 Jul 2001 12:16:50 Sent information mail to [log in to unmask] >11 Jul 2001 12:20:02 Processing file 0263 from [log in to unmask] >11 Jul 2001 12:20:02 From [log in to unmask]: SET gateway-info MAIL NODIG >NOIND NOREPRO NOACK >11 Jul 2001 12:20:02 Sent information mail to [log in to unmask] > >Note that the address (script of some kind) was able to subscribe, negotiate the >OK/confirm, then do a SET command after receiving the 'welcome' notice. > >The address was also able to join another list with Subscription= By_Owner , and >aside from the delay while the Owner had to add them, once the ADD was >completed, the same SET command came in about 3 minutes later. > >Pretty interesting programming for a script... +----------------------------------+ John Chadwick, Ed.D. Sr. Web Developer/educational technology specialist Arizona K-12 Center E-mail: [log in to unmask] http://azk12.nau.edu 602-728-9522 or direct line: 602-776-4608