For emergency moderation, if I remember correctly you have to put your own address on the accept list then the admin messages will get through...or has that somehow changed? Lainee -----Original Message----- From: Charani Sent: Friday, November 09, 2012 6:24 AM To: Listowners@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [LO] List in Moderation Ian Marr wrote: > Go to your admin page, under "General Options", select the 'yes' button > for > "Emergency moderation of all List traffic" > > This will place the entire list on moderation without having to 'tick' all > the "boxes". Carol had tried that but somehow messages were still getting through. It will also put Carol herself on moderation which is not helpful for an admin (IMO, of course). <SNIP> -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, Ashcott, Shapwick, Greinton and Clutton, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LISTOWNERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Sorry I posted to LO instead of Bad. Listowner instead of BoardAdmin. AB is our abreviation for the main comtinous spammer. He use to post to hundreds of boards on friday hoping he could get some suckers before ancestry/rootsweb helpdesk staff removed the sales pitch. He has now changed and uses several ID during the week to hit scattered boards -----Original Message----- From: Craig Kilby persisto1@gmail.com What staff from what place and why? I have no clue what you are talking about. Craig Kilby

Staff removed them about 10 AM central time -----Original Message----- From: singhals <singhals@erols.com> To: Paul L LeBlanc <pleblan@aim.com> Cc: listowners <listowners@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thu, Nov 8, 2012 2:17 pm Subject: Re: [LO] AB in the Bs ?? what?? Cheryl CC WVHAMPSH Paul L LeBlanc wrote: > > > > AB in the Bs > > > > « Back > > Shawna_Brauns > > List Messages By: Board | Date > Viewing 1 - 4 of 4 > > > Surnames> Braun > > > Books Available on the Braun Family -- 11/7/2012 > > Surnames> Bray > > > Books Available on the Bray Family -- 11/7/2012 > > Surnames> Bread > > > Books Available on the Bread Family -- 11/7/2012 > > Surnames> Breaux > > > Books Available on the Breaux Family -- 11/7/2012 >

?? what?? Cheryl CC WVHAMPSH Paul L LeBlanc wrote: > > > > AB in the Bs > > > > « Back > > Shawna_Brauns > > List Messages By: Board | Date > Viewing 1 - 4 of 4 > > > Surnames> Braun > > > Books Available on the Braun Family -- 11/7/2012 > > Surnames> Bray > > > Books Available on the Bray Family -- 11/7/2012 > > Surnames> Bread > > > Books Available on the Bread Family -- 11/7/2012 > > Surnames> Breaux > > > Books Available on the Breaux Family -- 11/7/2012 > > > > > AB in the Bs > > > > « Back > > Shawna_Brauns > > List Messages By: Board | Date > Viewing 1 - 4 of 4 > > > Surnames> Braun > > > Books Available on the Braun Family -- 11/7/2012 > > Surnames> Bray > > > Books Available on the Bray Family -- 11/7/2012 > > Surnames> Bread > > > Books Available on the Bread Family -- 11/7/2012 > > Surnames> Breaux > > > Books Available on the Breaux Family -- 11/7/2012

AB in the Bs « Back Shawna_Brauns List Messages By: Board | Date Viewing 1 - 4 of 4 Surnames > Braun Books Available on the Braun Family -- 11/7/2012 Surnames > Bray Books Available on the Bray Family -- 11/7/2012 Surnames > Bread Books Available on the Bread Family -- 11/7/2012 Surnames > Breaux Books Available on the Breaux Family -- 11/7/2012 AB in the Bs « Back Shawna_Brauns List Messages By: Board | Date Viewing 1 - 4 of 4 Surnames > Braun Books Available on the Braun Family -- 11/7/2012 Surnames > Bray Books Available on the Bray Family -- 11/7/2012 Surnames > Bread Books Available on the Bread Family -- 11/7/2012 Surnames > Breaux Books Available on the Breaux Family -- 11/7/2012

I've had Liam Foster subscribe to four of my lists since about six weeks ago. So far hasn't attempted to post to any of them. I put all new subscribers onto moderation as soon as I've approved their membership, as Deloris has described. It seems the best way to catch any who are not genuine, before anything reaches the list. It does not, of course, prevent anything happening off-list, but we can't control that anyway. Anyone could harvest addresses off the archives if they wanted to, they don't have to be subscribed to access that information. I have no reason to suspect this is happening, it is purely speculation. Wendy Deloris Williams said the following on 28/10/2012 4:53 a.m.: > I've made it a habit of putting all new subscribers on Moderation until at > least the 2nd post from them to make sure they are legit. I sometimes get > subscribes to some of the Administrator addresses from oddball email > addresses like the one you mention, but I delete them and move on. > > Deloris Williams > > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Paul L LeBlanc" <pleblan@aim.com> > Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2012 10:41 AM > To: <listowners@rootsweb.com> > Subject: [LO] lixx.foxxxx81@gmail.com multiple subscription? > >> For about the last two MONTHS every day I have received a subscription >> from lixx.foxxxx81@gmail.com x replaces letter! >> >> After about the first dozen I started putting on MOD. >> They still have not posted once. >> I emailed the addr with a question and they did not bother to reply. >> >> I will continue to put on MOD and you might think about doing the same. >> >> Paul

Thank you. Now we know. I wonder why he did not answer my email but it does not matter. -----Original Message----- From: W David Samuelsen Liam Foster is young. His grandmother Diane Forbes, active in genealogy circles. David S. On 10/27/2012 1:38 PM, Wendy Howard wrote: > I've had Liam Foster subscribe to four of my lists since about six weeks

Paul L LeBlanc wrote: > For about the last two MONTHS every day I have received a subscription from lixx.foxxxx81@gmail.com x replaces letter! > > After about the first dozen I started putting on MOD. > They still have not posted once. > I emailed the addr with a question and they did not bother to reply. I think I'd unsub them and see if there's a squeak, but I doubt there will be since who/whatever it is didn't have the courtesy to reply to you -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, Ashcott, Shapwick, Greinton and Clutton, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk

Liam Foster is young. His grandmother Diane Forbes, active in genealogy circles. David S. On 10/27/2012 1:38 PM, Wendy Howard wrote: > I've had Liam Foster subscribe to four of my lists since about six weeks > ago. So far hasn't attempted to post to any of them.

I know exactly which address you're talking about, because I've seen the same thing, and have done the same thing -- put the address on moderation. I haven't received as many subscriptions as often, but then I admin far fewer lists than you do. -- Mary On 10/27/2012 11:41 AM, Paul L LeBlanc wrote: > > For about the last two MONTHS every day I have received a subscription from lixx.foxxxx81@gmail.com x replaces letter! > > After about the first dozen I started putting on MOD. > They still have not posted once. > I emailed the addr with a question and they did not bother to reply. > > I will continue to put on MOD and you might think about doing the same. > > Paul

For about the last two MONTHS every day I have received a subscription from lixx.foxxxx81@gmail.com x replaces letter! After about the first dozen I started putting on MOD. They still have not posted once. I emailed the addr with a question and they did not bother to reply. I will continue to put on MOD and you might think about doing the same. Paul

I've made it a habit of putting all new subscribers on Moderation until at least the 2nd post from them to make sure they are legit. I sometimes get subscribes to some of the Administrator addresses from oddball email addresses like the one you mention, but I delete them and move on. Deloris Williams -------------------------------------------------- From: "Paul L LeBlanc" <pleblan@aim.com> Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2012 10:41 AM To: <listowners@rootsweb.com> Subject: [LO] lixx.foxxxx81@gmail.com multiple subscription? > > For about the last two MONTHS every day I have received a subscription > from lixx.foxxxx81@gmail.com x replaces letter! > > After about the first dozen I started putting on MOD. > They still have not posted once. > I emailed the addr with a question and they did not bother to reply. > > I will continue to put on MOD and you might think about doing the same. > > Paul > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LISTOWNERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I wonder what changes we might expect to see with this development. Maybe none on the surface as far as volunteers are concerned? I guess time will answer that question. Jim "Pops" Jackson -----Original Message----- From: listowners-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:listowners-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of W David Samuelsen Sent: Monday, October 22, 2012 11:40 AM To: listowners@rootsweb.com Subject: [LO] It's official - Ancestry.com sold for 1.6b Here is the link to KSL news today. http://www.ksl.com/?sid=22653140&nid=153&title=private-equity-firm-to-buy-an cestrycom-for-16b David Samuelsen ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LISTOWNERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Here is the link to KSL news today. http://www.ksl.com/?sid=22653140&nid=153&title=private-equity-firm-to-buy-ancestrycom-for-16b David Samuelsen

Oh THOSE...they are not trying to subscribe...just spam or scam emails to the admin address. I don't even open them...I just delete them. Joan In a message dated 10/22/2012 1:09:58 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, dhettrick@earthlink.net writes: I've been getting a bunch of those and they all pretend to come from Linked-In. Since they all are addressed to one of my Admin addresses, they come to me instead of to the lists, so no harm is done. I am on Linked In so I opened the first one and my browser gave me a big red warning window about the danger of the site I was trying to open. So now I just delete anything with Invite. Diane in Seattle On Oct 21, 2012, at 9:30 AM, Paul L LeBlanc wrote: Carl Thanks that is my normal procedure. I have received over 20 requests from "Invite". If only a couple I would put on mod. About 25% of the spam I am now receiving is from a Hexidecimal Name & "invite". I feel comfortable that all their posts will be spam. Paul -----Original Message----- From: Carl Hommel Paul, When in doubt, put them on temp mod until they post. Carl Hommel -----Original Message----- From: Paul L LeBlanc Spammers trying to subscribe to list a new way? Yesterday I started receiving new subscription request with name as a Hexidecimal number (0-9 a-f). remainder of Addr strange. (the "name" with the addr is "invite" etc) I declined the first time. if they reapply I will have to decide. All of my lists are now Require approval Paul ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LISTOWNERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I've been getting a bunch of those and they all pretend to come from Linked-In. Since they all are addressed to one of my Admin addresses, they come to me instead of to the lists, so no harm is done. I am on Linked In so I opened the first one and my browser gave me a big red warning window about the danger of the site I was trying to open. So now I just delete anything with Invite. Diane in Seattle On Oct 21, 2012, at 9:30 AM, Paul L LeBlanc wrote: Carl Thanks that is my normal procedure. I have received over 20 requests from "Invite". If only a couple I would put on mod. About 25% of the spam I am now receiving is from a Hexidecimal Name & "invite". I feel comfortable that all their posts will be spam. Paul -----Original Message----- From: Carl Hommel Paul, When in doubt, put them on temp mod until they post. Carl Hommel -----Original Message----- From: Paul L LeBlanc Spammers trying to subscribe to list a new way? Yesterday I started receiving new subscription request with name as a Hexidecimal number (0-9 a-f). remainder of Addr strange. (the "name" with the addr is "invite" etc) I declined the first time. if they reapply I will have to decide. All of my lists are now Require approval Paul

Carl Thanks that is my normal procedure. I have received over 20 requests from "Invite". If only a couple I would put on mod. About 25% of the spam I am now receiving is from a Hexidecimal Name & "invite". I feel comfortable that all their posts will be spam. Paul -----Original Message----- From: Carl Hommel Paul, When in doubt, put them on temp mod until they post. Carl Hommel -----Original Message----- From: Paul L LeBlanc Spammers trying to subscribe to list a new way? Yesterday I started receiving new subscription request with name as a Hexidecimal number (0-9 a-f). remainder of Addr strange. (the "name" with the addr is "invite" etc) I declined the first time. if they reapply I will have to decide. All of my lists are now Require approval Paul

Paul, When in doubt, put them on temp mod until they post. Carl Hommel -----Original Message----- From: Paul L LeBlanc Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2012 11:09 AM To: Listowners-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [LO] Hexidecimal Names Spammers trying to subscribe to list a new way? Yesterday I started receiving new subscription request with name as a Hexidecimal number (0-9 a-f). remainder of Addr strange. (the "name" with the addr is "invite" etc) I declined the first time. if they reapply I will have to decide. All of my lists are now Require approval Paul Spammers trying to subscribe to list a new way? Yesterday I started receiving new subscription request with name as a Hexidecimal number (0-9 a-f). remainder of Addr strange. (the "name" with the addr is "invite" etc) I declined the first time. if they reapply I will have to decide. All of my lists are now Require approval Paul ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LISTOWNERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Spammers trying to subscribe to list a new way? Yesterday I started receiving new subscription request with name as a Hexidecimal number (0-9 a-f). remainder of Addr strange. (the "name" with the addr is "invite" etc) I declined the first time. if they reapply I will have to decide. All of my lists are now Require approval Paul Spammers trying to subscribe to list a new way? Yesterday I started receiving new subscription request with name as a Hexidecimal number (0-9 a-f). remainder of Addr strange. (the "name" with the addr is "invite" etc) I declined the first time. if they reapply I will have to decide. All of my lists are now Require approval Paul

Hi Jan, Joyce & Lynne, Ladies please forgive my late reply, Finally I have managed to re-acquire the passwords and all is running smoothly. Monday, October 1, 2012, 9:00:44 PM, you wrote: Sounds like the anti virus/spam software you put on turned off your auto remember passwords. You need to figure out how to turn it back on in the software Jan B Oregon On Sep 30, 2012 11:46 PM, "TonyM" <[1]Horler@one-name.org> wrote: Hi Lynne, The problem is that I can't save the LIST MODERATORS PASSWORD which is rather a frustrating annoyance! :-) It used to just sit in its box and was always there when I needed it. Now I have to dig thru' my addled old brain to hopefully find them . Tony Monday, October 1, 2012, 12:28:23 AM, you wrote: > Hiya Tony > Please clarify: can you no longer save bookmarks? > Kind regards, > Lynne > TonyM wrote: >> >>Hi Listowners, >> >>Can someone please offer some help to me? >> >>Recently I bought a program to guard against Virus & Sp_m etc. >> >>It came from a trusted source and I believed that it would be safe, a >>couple of days after purchasing and loading the program I found that >>none of my passwords were in the normal place. >> >>My Rootsweb problem is that I used to be able to retain my passwords >>in my Administrators pages, but now I appear to have lost that very >>important element >> >> >>Tony M >> >>[2]Eng-Somerset@rootsweb.com -- Regards, TonyM mailto:[3]Horler@one-name.org ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [4]LISTOWNERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- Regards, TonyM [5]mailto:Horler@one-name.org References 1. mailto:Horler@one-name.org 2. mailto:Eng-Somerset@rootsweb.com 3. mailto:Horler@one-name.org 4. mailto:LISTOWNERS-request@rootsweb.com 5. mailto:Horler@one-name.org