@Amiga.org forwarding to be temporarily suspended as of April 11

[System]

Due to recent problems with spam mailers infesting or harvesting our site, I have to announce the incredibly difficult decision to temporarily suspend the @amiga.org e-mail forwarding service beginning next Friday, April 11th.

It would seem that some Amiga.org members have started receiving dozens (and in some cases literally hundreds) of SPAM messages due to some scum sucking parasite running a spam spider against our server or site.

We'll be looking into alternatives including running RBL software and rewriting the user's preferences to make it all optional to begin with.  Unfortunately this will take time.

I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience that this will cause each of you and I want you to understand that if I felt I had ANY choice whatsoever, I would most certainly not take this action.

[System]

@odin,

Closer inspection of my post reveals;

We'll be looking into alternatives including running RBL software and rewriting the user's preferences to make it all optional to begin with. Unfortunately this will take time.

[System]

It would seem that some Amiga.org members have started receiving dozens (and in some cases literally hundreds) of SPAM messages due to some scum sucking parasite running a spam spider against our server or site.

...And there's me thinking I had just become very popular. :-o

Do what you need to do Wayne.

[System]

I've tested Amiga.org's servers in several ways and don't find them to be an open relay.  

Wayne

[System]

Everyone, please understand that we are desperately searching for alternatives at the moment which will allow us to keep the forwarding going.  The problem is, they already apparently have the addresses, so....

[System]

Wayne,

Are you sure that the mail forwarding was removed on the 11th April? I have just checked my inbox and found spam (just 2 today!) dated 14th April, which have been  sent to amgia.org and forwarded to me!

Is this possable? :-?