Re: [SLUG] Unwanted Yahoo groups

From: Eben King (eben01@verizon.net)
Date: Mon Sep 28 2009 - 11:54:14 EDT


On Sun, 27 Sep 2009, Paul M Foster wrote:

> On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 03:13:43PM -0400, Chuck Hast wrote:
>
>> I have been inundated with non-requested yahoo groups signups, here is
>> the latest one:

[snip]

>> Everyone of them is a nonsense group name, not a one of them makes
>> sense, it appears that it maybe some other language, but I am not sure
>> what to make of it, but it is very frustrating, I have marked them as spam
>> but new ones come in about every 2-3 days.
>
> I have to wonder if you're *actually* being added to a group.

> Sounds pretty nutty that Yahoo would allow someone to randomly add someone
> else to their group.

It is. But it happens. Happened to me twice.

> This is something that would automatically lead to abuse.

It does.

> (However, I have to say that under Majordomo I can add anyone I like to
> the SLUG lists, whether they want to be here or not. But then again,
> we're not Yahoo.)

On Yahoo!, anybody can create a list and do that. No technical knowledge
required.

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