[COLUG] gspam

[Duane]

"A recently-discovered flaw in Gmail is capable of turning Google's
e-mail service into a highly effective spam machine. According to the
Information Security Research Team (INSERT), Gmail is susceptible to a
man-in-the-middle attack that allows a spammer to send thousands of bulk
e-mails through Google's SMTP service without fear of detection. This
attack bypasses both Google's identity fraud protection mechanisms and
the current 500-address limit on bulk e-mail."

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080510-security-flaw-turns-gmail-into-open-relay-server.html

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 Duane

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