[Mailman-Users] DOS security issue.

2002-02-12 Thread Steve Lay
This is probably the wrong place to raise this, sorry, but I wonder if anybody else has had the same trouble we've just had. We're running 2.0.8 with exim and recently a user sent a message with the following sort of "To:" header.. To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Notice the trailing '>' character. Mail

Re: [Mailman-Users] New FAQ entry: broken autoresponders

2001-12-10 Thread Steve Lay
vacation. This appeals to me as the punishment gets inflicted on the trouble maker, not the innocent list admin or (even worse) the other subscribers. Out of interest, where in the mailman code does this test get done? -- Steve Lay Technical Manager, ITAL Unit Unive

Re: [Mailman-Users] New FAQ entry: broken autoresponders

2001-12-07 Thread Steve Lay
s the envelop sender in the bounce detection stuff (as errors are traditionally sent with an empty from address in the envelope). -- Steve Lay Technical Manager, ITAL Unit University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate -- Mailman-Users mai

[Mailman-Users] Admin Mail Loops

2001-06-04 Thread Steve Lay
This question has been asked on various occasions but, other than a historical discussion on mailman-developers I can't seem to find a definitive reply. I run two mailman servers and last night one of them went mad with an admin bounce loop resulting in thousands of messages bunging up various MT

[Mailman-Users] Private archives with Mhonarc

2001-02-01 Thread Steve Lay
I'm looking into the possibility of using Mhonarc as an archiving solution for mailman lists. For public lists I can see three basic approaches: (i) Setting the PUBLIC_EXTERNAL_ARCHIVER with a suitable script (with PUBLIC_ARCHIVE_URL pointing to the appropriate place). Can be a bit tricky to s