Cousins,
Someone running a porno web site has been trying to hack their way into all
the e-mail lists. This list is closed, and open only to those who have
subscribed, so they should not be able to
get in. However, we have to be careful as many of these "spam artists" and
"perverts" have learned to subscribe, spam the list, and then unsubscribe.
If you get an e-mail from someone saying that at a certain URL you can get
fantastic information and it has anything like filedude in the address ...
don't open it, don't go on the web site, don't send them a nasty letter -
this just gets you on their mailing list! DELETE it!
I am going to try and block this person from subscribing to our list.
Currently, our lists are "closed list", meaning that only
"subscribed"
persons can post messages to the group. If this spam attack continues, and
I can't block it on the RootsWeb end, I may make the list "Private". What
that would mean, would be that all "subscription" and
"unsubscription"
request would be sent to me for processing manually. While that would keep
offenders off the list, it would "slow down" the process, as I would have
to process all requests, rather than them being process automatically as
they are now bythe RootsWeb computers.
I will keep you posted.
Chuck Carter
Host / Moderator
Carter Family lists
Hardin Family lists
Wallace Family lists