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From: Albert and Betty Thomas <>
Subject: Re: Spam Mail
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 09:09:30 -0400

At 06:18 AM 7/27/98 EDT, wrote:
>This seems to be a fairly new problem. Have the spammers figured out a new
>gimmick to get around security?
>Abby
>
>
>With the large number of lists easily subscribable at rootsweb, its a
wonder we don't get more spam on all lists. How hard is it to
subscribe--send the spam----and unsubscribe--two or three minutes tops I bet!!

Most of the lists are closed and as far as I know the above is the only way
they can do it.
Betty

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