From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 1022 invoked from network); 15 Jan 2003 09:54:54 -0000 Received: from sunsite.dk (130.225.247.90) by ns1.primenet.com.au with SMTP; 15 Jan 2003 09:54:54 -0000 Received: (qmail 3158 invoked by alias); 15 Jan 2003 09:54:40 -0000 Mailing-List: contact zsh-users-help@sunsite.dk; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes X-Seq: 5726 Received: (qmail 3147 invoked from network); 15 Jan 2003 09:54:39 -0000 X-VirusChecked: Checked X-Env-Sender: kiddleo@logica.com X-Msg-Ref: server-5.tower-4.messagelabs.com!1042624452!4383 X-Authentication-Warning: iris.logica.co.uk: Host [158.234.142.11] claimed to be finches.logica.co.uk From: Oliver Kiddle To: zsh-users@sunsite.dk Subject: spam/virus problem Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 10:56:54 +0100 Message-ID: <1431.1042624614@finches.logica.co.uk> Sender: kiddleo@logica.com I contacted Sunsite Denmark about the big boss spam deluge and have received a response from Karsten which is attached below. Sounds like something is being done. Oliver ------- Forwarded Message Subject: Re: zsh mailing lists From: Karsten Thygesen Date: 14 Jan 2003 23:31:42 +0100 >>>>> "Oliver" == Oliver Kiddle writes: Oliver> Has there been any progress on spam filtering for the zsh Oliver> mailing lists? Since Saturday, there have been 70 messages Oliver> to the list which are reportedly from `big@boss.com' and Oliver> contain just a .pif binary file attached - presumably a Oliver> Windows virus. This has resulted in quite a few complaints on Oliver> the list. Argh.... Oliver> It would be much appreciated if you can set up some form of Oliver> filtering. spamassassin seems to be the favoured plan among Oliver> people on the list. Other options would certainly be Oliver> welcome. Yes - we have tried blackhole for some time, but it did not scale to our amount of mails. Spamassassin is not without problems either - we have also tried that one. Now I will look into messagewall, which seems quite good - and includes virus scanning. I hope it will be installed during the weekend. Oliver> Even black listing big@boss.com would be worth something in Oliver> the short term as those messages don't appear to have abated Oliver> yet. That is done now...! Karsten ------- End of Forwarded Message This e-mail and any attachment is for authorised use by the intended recipient(s) only. It may contain proprietary material, confidential information and/or be subject to legal privilege. It should not be copied, disclosed to, retained or used by, any other party. If you are not an intended recipient then please promptly delete this e-mail and any attachment and all copies and inform the sender. Thank you.