Hurray! :-) Date: Fri, 27 Jan 1995 17:19:54 -0500 From: "L-Soft list server at PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM (1.8b)" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Spamming alert To: Nathan Brindle <[log in to unmask]>, Jim Jones <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask] A network wide spamming alert has just been received from LISTSERV@SEARN 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 LISTSERV@SEARN 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 LISTSERV@SEARN is enclosed. A "spam" is an advertisement or other unsolicited material sent to large amounts 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 "Responsible Business/Investing Listserv" posted by [log in to unmask] to the ET-PARTI list at SEARN.SUNET.SE has been identified as a possible spam because the message was simultaneously posted to 36 other LISTSERV lists.