No idea where the idea comes from, that #Jabber would have less problems with #spam than other federated communication systems 🤷
There are some tools in place, e.g. #RTBL and #messageModeration, which are great. But that's not sufficient.
We need new gate keeping schemes for large group chats. Open group chats are prone to spam, closing them puts too much acceptance work load on #MUC admins. I'm not yet sure, how a "semi-open" solution could look like.
I cannot emphasize enough how fun it is to call companies that spam on Mastodon and ask them when they plan on posting about the gay BDSM they said they were into, instead of market research spam.
"Maybe an intern did it--we'll put a stop to that immediately." Suuuure Jan. 💀
For other mods, if you're having issues with 24chemicalresearch.com today, their US line is busy, but the Asia one does pick up! +91 9169162030.
I cannot emphasize enough how fun it is to call companies that spam on Mastodon and ask them when they plan on posting about the gay BDSM they said they were into, instead of market research spam.
"Maybe an intern did it--we'll put a stop to that immediately." Suuuure Jan. 💀
For other mods, if you're having issues with 24chemicalresearch.com today, their US line is busy, but the Asia one does pick up! +91 9169162030.
The latest BSD Weekly https://bsdweekly.com/issues/245 features "Eighteen Years of Greytrapping ..." (https://nxdomain.no/~peter/eighteen_years_of_greytrapping.html and https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2025/08/eighteen-years-of-greytrapping-is.html - a warmup to #bookofpf 4th ed https://nostarch.com/book-of-pf-4th-edition) #openbsd #freebsd #security #mail #spam #hacking #cybercrime @nostarch
The latest BSD Weekly https://bsdweekly.com/issues/245 features "Eighteen Years of Greytrapping ..." (https://nxdomain.no/~peter/eighteen_years_of_greytrapping.html and https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2025/08/eighteen-years-of-greytrapping-is.html - a warmup to #bookofpf 4th ed https://nostarch.com/book-of-pf-4th-edition) #openbsd #freebsd #security #mail #spam #hacking #cybercrime @nostarch
And oh, this morning saw another addition to the wankstortion archives - this https://nxdomain.no/~peter/despicable_no_good_blackmail.html from 2022 is my last sigh/gasp #wankstortion #sextortion #cybercrime #scams #spam #email (archive: https://nxdomain.no/~peter/wankstortion/)
And oh, this morning saw another addition to the wankstortion archives - this https://nxdomain.no/~peter/despicable_no_good_blackmail.html from 2022 is my last sigh/gasp #wankstortion #sextortion #cybercrime #scams #spam #email (archive: https://nxdomain.no/~peter/wankstortion/)
It's heartwarming to a greying geek that a 5000+ words retrospective on greytrapping is turning out to be popular - https://nxdomain.no/~peter/eighteen_years_of_greytrapping.html (tracked https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2025/08/eighteen-years-of-greytrapping-is.html)
#greytrapping #spam #antispam #greylisting #blocklist #openbsd #freebsd #smtp #email #ssh #passwords #passwordguessing #pop3 #security #networking #cybercrime
It's heartwarming to a greying geek that a 5000+ words retrospective on greytrapping is turning out to be popular - https://nxdomain.no/~peter/eighteen_years_of_greytrapping.html (tracked https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2025/08/eighteen-years-of-greytrapping-is.html)
#greytrapping #spam #antispam #greylisting #blocklist #openbsd #freebsd #smtp #email #ssh #passwords #passwordguessing #pop3 #security #networking #cybercrime
Friends, it finally happened. On August 7th, 2025, the number of spamtraps intended to fool spammers rolled past the number of inhabitants in my home country of Norway. It's time for a retrospective.
Eighteen Years of Greytrapping - Is the Weirdness Finally Paying Off? https://nxdomain.no/~peter/eighteen_years_of_greytrapping.html (tracked https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2025/08/eighteen-years-of-greytrapping-is.html)
#greytrapping #spam #antispam #greylisting #blocklist #openbsd #freebsd #smtp #email #ssh #passwords #passwordguessing #pop3 #security #networking #cybercrime
Friends, it finally happened. On August 7th, 2025, the number of spamtraps intended to fool spammers rolled past the number of inhabitants in my home country of Norway. It's time for a retrospective.
Eighteen Years of Greytrapping - Is the Weirdness Finally Paying Off? https://nxdomain.no/~peter/eighteen_years_of_greytrapping.html (tracked https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2025/08/eighteen-years-of-greytrapping-is.html)
#greytrapping #spam #antispam #greylisting #blocklist #openbsd #freebsd #smtp #email #ssh #passwords #passwordguessing #pop3 #security #networking #cybercrime
Friends, it finally happened. On August 7th, 2025, the number of spamtraps intended to woo the unwary spammer rolled past the number of inhabitants in my home country of Norway. It's time for a retrospective.
Eighteen Years of Greytrapping - Is the Weirdness Finally Paying Off? https://nxdomain.no/~peter/eighteen_years_of_greytrapping.html (tracked https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2025/08/eighteen-years-of-greytrapping-is.html)
#greytrapping #spam #antispam #greylisting #blocklist #openbsd #freebsd #smtp #email #ssh #passwords #passwordguessing #pop3 #security #networking #cybercrime
Friends, it finally happened. On August 7th, 2025, the number of spamtraps intended to woo the unwary spammer rolled past the number of inhabitants in my home country of Norway. It's time for a retrospective.
Eighteen Years of Greytrapping - Is the Weirdness Finally Paying Off? https://nxdomain.no/~peter/eighteen_years_of_greytrapping.html (tracked https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2025/08/eighteen-years-of-greytrapping-is.html)
#greytrapping #spam #antispam #greylisting #blocklist #openbsd #freebsd #smtp #email #ssh #passwords #passwordguessing #pop3 #security #networking #cybercrime
Eighteen Years of Greytrapping - Is the Weirdness Finally Paying Off? https://nxdomain.no/~peter/eighteen_years_of_greytrapping.html (tracked https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2025/08/eighteen-years-of-greytrapping-is.html)
Friends, it finally happened. On August 7th, 2025, the number of spamtraps intended to woo the unwary spammer rolled past the number of inhabitants in my home country of Norway.
It's time for a retrospective.
#greytrapping #spam #antispam #greylisting #blocklist #openbsd #freebsd #smtp #email #ssh #passwords #passwordguessing #pop3 #security #networking #cybercrime
Eighteen Years of Greytrapping - Is the Weirdness Finally Paying Off? https://nxdomain.no/~peter/eighteen_years_of_greytrapping.html (tracked https://bsdly.blogspot.com/2025/08/eighteen-years-of-greytrapping-is.html)
Friends, it finally happened. On August 7th, 2025, the number of spamtraps intended to woo the unwary spammer rolled past the number of inhabitants in my home country of Norway.
It's time for a retrospective.
#greytrapping #spam #antispam #greylisting #blocklist #openbsd #freebsd #smtp #email #ssh #passwords #passwordguessing #pop3 #security #networking #cybercrime
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