Other Lists Seem to be SPAM Magnets

[James McDonald]

Folks,

I have just subscribed to the samba users mailing list and also to mutt-users.

Since then I am getting MANY virus emails and SPAM has increased dramatically.

Now since being subscribed to linux-users over the last several years (4yrs) I have received little to no... virus emails/SPAM.

How is it that the linux-users list either doesn't attract this sort of Trash or how do the linux-users list admins stop the detritous from coming through?

I know that the Samba list would have a lot more virus/spam because of the M$ outlook clients people would be using. But shouldn't the list admin filter it out.... I really am getting heaps of this and I would like to stop it....

However I think I may just be spammers are using the lists to glean addresses and then sending email exploits/spam directly to those address. So it looks like I will need to install some sort of AV and also spam blocker. Any suggestions

I am running RH9.0 with Postfix and using IMAP to access my email via mutt or mozilla.



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