[78-L] TEST from the 78-L list manager

78-L Mail List 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
Thu May 8 05:32:06 PDT 2014


On 5/7/2014 2:29 PM, 78-L Mail List wrote:
> Looks like my fix for the 78-L bounce problem has caused another more serious problem so many people are not receiving the list emails.  I am trying to fix this as fast as I can.
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> We did have a denial of service attack in the last 24 hours, a server tried to send email to the list and attempted over and over for about. 250,000 times!  I am now am cutting off any sender's server that tries to send email that rapidly, that means a hacker root-kit program trying to guess a name and password of a member.
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> I apologize for the problems, and will get this fixed or move the 78-L list to another server with another IP address (we have a bunch to choose from).   The 78-L list has existed since 1992 and originated at Cornell University.  The 78-L server is a public service contribution of Fial Incorporated  (www.fial.com).
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