Re: Fwd: [pgsql-www] Forums at postgresql.com.au

On 21/11/2010, at 2:41 AM, Tom Lane wrote:

> Elliot Chance <elliotchance@gmail.com> writes:
>> Then I can create a catch-all so that when an email is sent to forums-chancey@postgresql.com.au it finds the user
"chancey"gets the real address and sends it on. If there were a way we could register a range for mj2 like accept all
emailsfrom forums-*@posgresql.com.au then I think that solution would work well. 
>
> So any spammer that knows that can blast the lists at will?
>
>             regards, tom lane


No, because their spam email would have to go through the mailing list before it reaches the forum and the mailing list
wouldsimply reject it if they were not subscribed. 

They can't send emails to the forum directly because there is are secret email addresses that are never given out or
shown.