I once emailed him directly to tell him to stop sending those emails,
back when he was sending them more frequently. I didn't get a response,
but the emails seemed to stop for a while, though it seems he is
starting it again.
I suspect it's just someone who doesn't understand what a mailing list
is, or its purpose. The files I checked weren't malicious, though like
you say, not particularly useful either (he once sent his kernel .config
file, with nothing particular about it), although it would be a bait and
switch, too.
Julien
On 6/13/22 12:03, Laurence Perkins wrote:
>
> Xbx shows up every once in a while, seems to be a young kid who
> doesn’t read English terribly well or know how mailing lists work and
> isn’t subscribed so doesn’t get list replies.
>
> The couple I’ve picked apart didn’t seem malicious, just not actually
> necessary or particularly useful. But I’d hate to discourage someone
> who’s trying to learn.
>
> Of course, that could be a double-bluff of some kind just waiting for
> us to trust him. Who knows.
>
> LMP
>
> *From:* coalml@tuta.io <coalml@tuta.io>
> *Sent:* Saturday, June 11, 2022 12:21 AM
> *To:* gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
> *Subject:* [Possible Malware Fraud]Re: [gentoo-user] PySimpleBuild +
> MariaDB C Client
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> *WARNING:* Your email security system has determined the message below
> may be a potential threat.
>
> It may trick victims into clicking a link and downloading malware. Do
> not open suspicious links.
>
> If you do not know the sender or cannot verify the integrity of the
> message, please do not respond or click on links in the message.
> Depending on the security settings, clickable URLs may have been
> modified to provide additional security.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Dear xbx7336,
>
>
> I'd like to thank you for sharing this little program with
> us,nevertheless I need you to understand that you just posted an
> unidentifiable zip package in a security and simplicity and modular
> linux distro mailchain, bypassing the fact you just used a .zip rather
> .tar.* I feel like I should state that simplicity of usage, security
> of though and modularity are all reasons >>Git<<
>
> exists.
>
> I don't know what PySimpleBuild is but MariaDB has been released under
> a GPL license so there should NOT be a reason not to post your "zip's"
> contents onto a github, gitlab or any other third party or your own
> git instance.
>
> Lets not even mention the security risks of downloading something from
> any (even trusted) email due to any and all email protocols having
> weaker security than a tamagotchi.
>
> Jun. 7, 2022, 11:37 by xbx7336@gmail.com:
>
> Dear All!
>
> I would like to share this little program.
>
> xbx.
>