Re: [libvirt-users] is this mailing list active? i am seeing low activity and am receiving spam

On 11/05/2012 01:11 PM, Joe Linoff wrote: At this point, the spammer seems to be using a new address for each spam sent (and not the one by which they subscribed); and so far, among the spam I have received, I have had senders claiming both hotmail.com and gmail.com addresses. Which really doesn't narrow down how to pick out the offender from the set of list subscribers. We might consider moving to a stronger policy of moderated subscriptions (where you have to wait for moderator approval before you can subscribe instead of the current policy of anyone can subscribe). Note that you would still be able to post without subscribing (this has always been the case), and that most list readers use reply-all so that even non-subscribers don't get dropped from a conversation. Also note that the list archives are browsable online, so even if subscription becomes moderated, that still does not prevent you from reading older conversations while waiting for your subscription to activate. What do list readers think of the idea of altering list policy in this manner? It would reduce the likelihood of future harvesting attacks, but it won't do much for the current attack situation, and adds a hoop to jump through which might be the last straw for a legitimate reader in forming their opinion on whether or not to use libvirt. -- Eric Blake eblake(a)redhat.com +1-919-301-3266 Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org