[ih] update about bogus list unsubcribe requests

[Miles Fidelman]

Likewise!


On 8/26/16 3:03 PM, Alex McKenzie wrote:
> Joe,
>
> A big thank you!
>
> AM
>
>
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> *From:* Joe Touch <touch at ISI.EDU>
> *To:* internet history <internet-history at postel.org>
> *Sent:* Friday, August 26, 2016 2:05 PM
> *Subject:* [ih] update about bogus list unsubcribe requests
>
> Hi, all,
>
> The issue appears to be that one subscriber to this list was using a
> commercial service that automates list removal. That service, Vade
> Secure, appears to have a bug in their software. It was issuing
> unsubscribes based on the "From:" address, rather than based on the
> "Apparently-To:" address.
>
> The email that triggers this has been removed from the list. We've also
> alerted Vade Secure about the bug. I've tested this over the past day
> and seen no notices.
>
> A big thanks to John Levine, who helped debug the issue, and Adrien
> Gendre at Vade Secure for helping us identify the email subscriber 
> directly.
>
> If the issue persists, please do let me know directly - I'll continue to
> monitor unsubscribe requests to see if this pops up again.
>
> Joe (list admin)
>
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