Sympa List Processor Problem
Our Sympa list processor is being inundated by Spam. We’re working to relieve the load and have plans to implement additional Spam filtering. We currently drop over 120,000 Spam messages per day. We...
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ALA Members and Staff, I’d like to explain what happened to our mailing list server that caused the large temporary backlog of messages. We fell victim not to a focused spam attack, but to the...
View ArticleBrief Sympa List Service Interruption
This morning, we experienced a brief period (an hour or two) during which messages destined for ALA mailing lists on our Sympa server were being bounced. The problem had to do with the email aliases...
View ArticleSympa Outage
This morning, we had a Sympa outage. This resulted in all mailing lists freezing and not sending out new email messages. I have located the problem and have taken care of it. There is a large backlog...
View ArticleSympa Mailing Lists and DMARC
Yahoo and AOL have introduced a new technology called DMARC. Without going into the technical details, it completely breaks all internet mailing lists as we know it. We have instituted a work around in...
View ArticleSympa Mailing List Email Address Change Coming
Our Postini spam detection software is being replaced on December 10th, 2014. To make a new solution for spam detection possible, a change in our email routing is required for ALA’s mailing lists....
View ArticleSympa slow down and delays
Sympa is once again having severe delays. It appears that the current delay is 2 hours, but I expect it to get worse as the day goes on and lists become more active. We are actively working to put a...
View ArticleALA Sympa List Management Problem
We have identified a problem with our Sympa email list management system caused by inadvertent passage of actual spam. At this time, only some of our lists are affected. Our vendor for spam...
View ArticleSympa List Management Software Upgrade
We are experiencing blocking of outbound email from Sympa because of inadvertent passage of actual spam. The upgrade to Sympa includes enhancements for managing email which should reduce the...
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