Re: ATM Important Message from List Owner - Please Read!!!

[Michael Conron <mconron@yahoo.com>]

My hat is off to you guys.  Nice job and a timely
change as I notice I got an email from a
mdholm@telerama.com with an attachment called
"vjk.exe"  IT IS A VIRUS ...DON"T DOWNLOAD IT FELLAS!
Mike Conron


--- Michael Lindner <mikell@optonline.net> wrote:
> 
> As you probably already know, the ATM list has been
> "hacked into" by spammers. 
> They are exploiting a "well known" weakness in the
> mailing list software used 
> by the list (majordomo). Thanks to Simeon Ivanov for
> finding out how they did 
> it. For several weeks I have tried to get the good
> folk at shore.net to 
> install patches to fix that weakness and stop the
> spam. So far, they have 
> declined to do so.
> 
> In the meantime, Simeon and another list member, Ken
> Lowther, have been kind 
> enough to offer another solution - our very own list
> server! I purchased a 
> domain name (atmlist.net) and they did all of the
> work to design and 
> implement a redundant distributed list service,
> using much more sophisticated 
> mailing list software (mailman).
> 
> The plan is to begin using the new list
> (atm@atmlist.net) as of today, and if 
> all goes well, retire the atm@shore.net list in a
> few weeks. In the interrim, 
> both lists will be active.
> 
> It would be nice if we could change lists without
> impacting list members, but 
> that's not possible. The new list must have a
> different domain name. It also 
> wouldn't be appropriate to register existing list
> members to the new list 
> without their consent. Therefore, if you wish to
> remain on the atm list (or 
> atm-digest list), you *MUST* take some action to
> subscribe to the new list. 
> You don't need to unsubscribe from the existing list
> (in fact, you shouldn't 
> or you will miss posts sent to the old list before
> it is shut down).
> 
> To join the new list, please visit
> http://www.atmlist.net and follow the 
> instructions for subscribing. If you do not have web
> access (or prefer to 
> subscribe via email) you can join by sending mail to
> atm-join@atmlist.net - 
> to join and receive digests, after you are
> subscribed send an email to 
> atm-request@atmlist.net with
> 
> set digest plain
> 
> in the body.
> 
> If you have SPAM filters that need to know about
> lists you subscribe to, don't 
> forget to add a rule for the new list address
> (atm@atmlist.net). Now migh tbe 
> a good opportunity to read the updated faq at 
> http://www.starastronomy.org/TelescopeMaking/faq if
> you haven't recently.
> 
> The new list will be run just like the existing
> list, and will hopefully have 
> the same membership - all that is changing is the
> domain name of the email 
> address and the underlying software (and the SPAM
> should disappear). As 
> always, if you have problems, please send an email
> to atm-owner@atmlist.net - 
> that will reach Simeon, Ken and me. Hope to see you
> at atm@atmlist.net.
> 
> Thanks, and clear skies!
> -- 
> Michael Lindner
> http://www.atmlist.net http://www.starastronomy.org
> http://home.att.net/~mikel http://www.atmsite.org
> http://www.starastronomy.org/TelescopeMaking/faq
> 
> 


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