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List:       fedora-list
Subject:    Re: DMARC and SPF and DKIM, oh, my!
From:       Patrick O'Callaghan <pocallaghan () gmail ! com>
Date:       2023-05-10 21:15:04
Message-ID: 0ced75b304ba69e8fa9f6d2a6b41d1fcc0f8a16b.camel () gmail ! com
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On Thu, 2023-05-11 at 05:07 +0930, Tim via users wrote:
> Tim:
> > > The list server should, of course, be taking anti-spam efforts of
> > > its own (only allowed authorised members to post through it).
> 
> 
> Patrick O'Callaghan:
> > Just on that point, policies vary:
> > 
> > 1) Block unsubscribed users
> > 2) Allow unsubscribed users
> > 3) Hold unsubscribed users for moderation
> > 
> > I think the Fedora list currently has (2).
> 
> I wouldn't have thought so, or we'd be inundated with spam.
> 
> As it is, we seem to get just the odd one or two.  I suspect they
> subscribe, bide their time, then post it.
> 
> That, or they simply read the list and copy some poster's address and
> fraudulently post as them.  Of course, if other anti-spam techniques
> only accept mail from a user from their own mail servers, that ought
> to stop that approach.

Apparently so. I was extrapolating from the fact that in the past I
think I've seen posts from people who explicitly say they aren't on the
list, but I may be misremembering.

poc
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