>>>>> On Sun, 12 May 2002 10:05:35 +0200, Michel Bouissou >>>>> <michel@bouissou.net> was runoured to have said: > Hi there, > The Linux-crypto mailing-list is sometimes abused to transmit spam mail, > which is a pity. Couldn't this list be configured so only its subscribers can > post, preventing its abuse by spammers ? > Well, last night 2 spams were transmitted thru Linux-crypto. > The 2nd of these spams, when read in KMail 1.3.2 (KDE 2.2.2), CAUSES THE > IMMEDIATE CRASH OF THE X11 SERVER. I think this qualifies as a kmail bug since... > This spam mail contains some strange "escaped" code. ...it actually contained iso-2022-jp Japanese text. I can see it just fine with emacs (although not understand it!). > If some KMail developper reads this list, he should take a look at this... I agree, an X11 crash is pretty severe. Kmail probably did something naughty while trying to find an appropriate font(?). Maybe you could install Japanese fonts, test again and file a bug report? :) Rgds, /-sb. - Linux-crypto: cryptography in and on the Linux system Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/linux-crypto/
