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Re: Google = Spam Source (was RE: Gmail weirdness?)

  • From: Joe Abley
  • Date: Fri Feb 10 17:00:36 2006 
On 10-Feb-2006, at 13:43, Mark Foster wrote:


On Fri, 10 Feb 2006, Gary Wardell wrote:
I've seen one or two blogs that suggest gmail has a potential as a source for anonymous SPAM and other abuses.

One said he blocks all gmail.

I'd be interested as to what others think.
Well after I posted to NANOG about gmail I found myself randomly added to a 'Google Group' about hacking...
You are not alone. And since I was subscribed twice (each from different addresses) I suspect this is not the only list that has been scraped for subscriber addresses.


Joe