strange email

[Leigh S. Jones, KR6X]

I didn't pay much attention when I received it, but someone put a
message out purportedly from the list saying that the e-mail
addresses from users had been hijacked.  That being the case,
you've may possibly have received this message because
someone who wanted to publicize the Spice girls concert
impersonated you while sending a message to the list.  Without
impersonating a list member, the promoter wouldn't have a
chance of getting his message through.  Sounds like a case
for tighter moderation controls for a while.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Anckaert" <manckaert@belgacom.net>
To: <gnupg-users@gnupg.org>
Sent: Friday, March 28, 2031 12:35
Subject: strange email


> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> Hash: SHA1
>
> Hello,
> this doesn't really has anything to do with gpg, but I just got this
email:
>
>
>
>
> Your mail to 'Gnupg-users' with the subject
>
>     Spice girls' vocal concert
>
> Is being held until the list moderator can review it for approval.
>
> The reason it is being held:
>
>     Message body is too big: 206921 bytes but there's a limit of 40 KB
>
> Either the message will get posted to the list, or you will receive
> notification of the moderator's decision.
>
> _______________________________________________
> Gnupg-devel mailing list
> Gnupg-devel@gnupg.org
> http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-devel
>
>
>
> I came from the gnupg-devel mailinglist and was sent to the gnupg-users
list.
> I did not send any email to this list and certainly not about the Spice
> Girls......Yuk :(
>
>
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> Michael Anckaert
> manckaert@belgacom.net
> http://galileo.spaceports.com/~xantor
>
> Public gpg key: xantor <xantor@carpathia>
> Public gpg key-id: 360AC4A6
> - ----------------------------------------------
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> iEYEARECAAYFAnMvgJcACgkQ+99tlzYKxKbTDACffE9GuytpWo4oOAQK8QN7O4qJ
> RLIAn0Z7S4Ky3OX2jJDK7DtaAW3rlB75
> =XBiI
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