[188] in Intrusion Detection Systems
IDS Mail Loop Problems
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Justin J. Lister)
Sun May 14 14:12:59 1995
From: ruf@osiris.cs.uow.edu.au (Justin J. Lister)
To: ids@uow.edu.au (Intrusion Detection System Mailing List)
Date: Mon, 15 May 1995 01:23:09 +1000 (EST)
Reply-To: ids@uow.edu.au
Like most of you are already aware that IDS has been flooding users with
mail (Message about Wayne Walker having left motorola etc). It appears
mail was sent by ids@uow.edu.au to wwalker@mot.com, which was being
automatically responded by daemon@hpmail2.fwrdc.rtsg.mot.com (assume
this was Wayne Walkers mail host).
Anyway the mail host was replying back to ids which then sent out another
copy back to wwalker (and everyone on the list).
Unfortunately this is a problem with mailing lists in general, the only
real solution (well not entirely could setup a message cache and check for
duplicating mail message bodies etc) to stop users from the effects of
mail loops is to make the list moderated. Something I decided I was
against.
Unfortunately it happened on a weekend to make things worse I was not at home,
and so couldn't remove the offending subscriber's address until it had already
been blocked by motorola.
I apologize for the inconvenience.
For those who have been asking for a digest to be setup, please email me
<ruf@cs.uow.edu.au> with body: subscribe ids-digest and I will add you
to my list.
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