Issues with NANOG mailing list operations and subscriptions
Some people think its funny to ghost subscribe email addresses, and the NANOG mailing list auomation doesn't catch them in the verification process. Most of the time, if you send a note to the mailing list admins, they will quickly unsubscribe the address. Although sometimes the problem email is obfuscated, and it takes them a while to eliminate it. Also, auto-responders should NEVER respond to bulk mailing list messages.
On Sun, Jan 17, 2021 at 1:37 PM Sean Donelan <sean@donelan.com> wrote:
Some people think its funny to ghost subscribe email addresses, and the NANOG mailing list auomation doesn't catch them in the verification process.
Hi Sean, How is that possible? This is exactly what a correctly implemented confirmed opt-in procedure is designed to prevent. Regards, Bill Herrin -- Hire me! https://bill.herrin.us/resume/
Hi Sean, Will, group, On Sun, Jan 17, 2021 at 03:01:22PM -0800, William Herrin wrote:
On Sun, Jan 17, 2021 at 1:37 PM Sean Donelan <sean@donelan.com> wrote:
Some people think its funny to ghost subscribe email addresses, and the NANOG mailing list auomation doesn't catch them in the verification process.
Hi Sean,
How is that possible? This is exactly what a correctly implemented confirmed opt-in procedure is designed to prevent.
Someone was kind enough to share a plausible theory outlining a potentially fatal flaw in the current verification process. Some auto-responders are (by accident) able to respond in such a way they end up positively passing the automated verification process. I've shared some suggestions with the volunteers & nanog staff (who run this mailing list) to improve the subscription verification process. I am optimistic in the near future we'll be able to prevent this type of situation from happening again. Kind regards, Job ps. I'm one of the volunteers who support the NANOG staff in a technical capacity to operate this mailman instance.
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Job Snijders -
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William Herrin