[Coco] Getting pounded

[Bob Devries]

Dennis,

I tried to login to the website with my email address and the password 
supplied in the monthly reminder emails, but no go.

It seems there is already some sort of problem with member logins?

--
Regards, Bob Devries, Dalby, Queensland, Australia

Isaiah 50:4 The sovereign Lord has given me
the capacity to be his spokesman,
so that I know how to help the weary.

website: http://www.home.gil.com.au/~bdevasl
my blog: http://bdevries.invigorated.org/

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dennis Bathory-Kitsz" <dennis-ix at maltedmedia.com>
To: <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 1:22 AM
Subject: [Coco] Getting pounded


> Hi all,
>
> Just FYI, the server is getting absolutely hammered with spam the past few
> days. The stuff is getting discarded, but the admin email isn't. Hundreds
> of them hammering away.
>
> I hope none of the spammers actually guesses a list member's address,
> because that account will have to be disabled. Hasn't happened yet, but I
> keep switching myown list sub address so that doesn't happen.
>
> So two requests.
>
> 1. If you signed up a while ago, it was before I required full names to
> join the list (there are smart signup bots now). If you have a chance,
> please visit your list account (see headers) and add your full name to the
> account. That way if you get unsubbed, I don't have to think about it when
> you re-sub.
>
> 2. Please get a backup Gmail account in case your address gets joe-jobbed
> and sends spam to the list. Sub with it, but disable email from the list.
> That will keep you there in case you get unsubbed for any reason. (And
> remember to use you full name with your Gmail sub request!)
>
> Thanks,
> Dennis
>
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