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Abusing FUD reply notification as spam source [message #30530]

Wed, 01 March 2006 13:16

holger.linge

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Hi

My FUD version is somewhat outdated (2.6.6). That's deadly in this times. But i've learned my lession, so please don't beat too hard Embarassed

Obviously, my FUD-Forum has been abused as a spamsource. I've allowed anonymous postings in one of the forums. I risked being harassed by someone spamming the forum, but i rated the opportunity for a quick hello by visitors unwilling to register higher.

But now, someone not only spammed the forum, but also abused the email function. I would like to know how exactly he made it, and if it's fixed yet.

I got hundreds (*sigh*) of blocked mails like this one:

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Return-Path: <ADMIN@MYDOMAIN>
Received: (qmail 9484 invoked by uid 501); 28 Feb 2006 04:54:29 -0000
Date: 28 Feb 2006 04:54:29 -0000
Message-ID: <20060228045429.9483.qmail@MYDOMAIN>
To: Some poor victim
Subject: New reply to poker casino597 by A voice from the shadows
From: ADMIN@MYDOMAIN
Errors-To: ADMIN@MYDOMAIN
X-Mailer: FUDforum v2.6.6
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15

To view unread replies go to http://MYDOMAIN/bbs/index.php?t=rview&goto=6737

If you do not wish to receive further notifications about replies in this topic, please go here: http://MYDOMAIN/bbs/index.php?t=rview&th=157&notify=1&opt=off

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"A voice from the shadown" is the anonymous user name.

The targeted posting was an anonymous one with a broken link to a gambling site. All the links in all the posting looked a bit different and where all invalid.

First i thought he used the "Email too a friend", but these mails look different, and are AFAIK not acessible to anonymous users.

This spam is a reply notification, but how could one use THESE as spam?

Leaves me puzzled.

Could someone take me by the hand, and show me the light?

cu
Holger

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		Abusing FUD reply notification as spam source By: holger.linge on Wed, 01 March 2006 13:16
		Re: Abusing FUD reply notification as spam source By: Ilia on Thu, 02 March 2006 09:09
		Re: Abusing FUD reply notification as spam source By: xracer on Thu, 02 March 2006 22:46
		Re: Abusing FUD reply notification as spam source By: holger.linge on Fri, 03 March 2006 10:23
		Re: Abusing FUD reply notification as spam source By: xracer on Fri, 03 March 2006 13:14
		Re: Abusing FUD reply notification as spam source By: Ilia on Sun, 05 March 2006 12:00
		Re: Abusing FUD reply notification as spam source By: thebugnut on Fri, 07 March 2008 15:29
		Re: Abusing FUD reply notification as spam source By: Ilia on Sun, 09 March 2008 13:31

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