Web apps are a target for abuse by individuals or other nefarious apps/bots. Dada Mail is no exception. Although we haven’t discovered a vulnerability in the app itself, it’s true that attempts are made, however unsuccessful they are. Here are a few ways to safeguard Dada Mail from these attacks.
The first line of defense doesn’t seem
… Read the restDada Mail v9.5.0 has been released – download and install using the instructions here. Changelog is below:
The StopForumSpam service (http://stopforumspam.com/) keeps a database of email addresses, locations, and usernames known to be used for abuse attempts on web apps like forums, blogs, and mailing lists.
Dada Mail now supports looking up this information
… Read the restDada Mail v9.4.0 has been released – download and install using the instructions here. Changelog is below:
We’ve enabled a Rate Limiting in Dada Mail! This is a safeguard against perhaps nefarious attempts at attacking the Dada Mail when there are many requests done in a short space of time. Before v9.4.0, Dada Mail would happily try
… Read the restHello everyone, v9.4.0 Beta 1 is out.
Download and Install:
http://dadamailproject.com/support/documentation-9_4_0-beta1/install_dada_mail.pod.html
(Pro Dada versions are available)
This version has the new Rate Limiting feature built in. Seems to work really well! Now that it’s a part of the app, seems a little naked to run without it. Rate Limiting is currently enabled by default, and also has settings
… Read the restDada Mail v9.3.0 has been released – download and install using the instructions here. Changelog is below:
For discussion lists that have digest enabled, editing individual delivery preferences can be done on the Membership – View screen, rather than having to visit the individual subscriber’s membership screen to
… Read the rest… Read the restAs a full-service marketing agency, one of my deliverables is providing maillists for my clients, both in a newsletter format and a news/announcement/text format. I was one of the very early subscribers to Dada Mail, more than 15 years ago, if memory serves. I bought a “lifetime” subscription and have installed the program on dozens of sites over the
… Read the restWe’ve been using Dada Mail for several years now to keep our orienteering club members informed about events and other news. For about five years now, Dada Mail has worked flawlessly for us without requiring support. The feature set is robust and meets our modest requirements, yet the product is clearly scalable as our organization membership continues to grow. It
… Read the restI began writing the newsletters for the Texas State Archery Association in around 1999, transitioning the TSAA from paper & snail mail to electronic emailing, and creating our website at the same time, texasarchery.org . I had to design and maintain a custom relational database of subscribers by hand to support that newsletter function.
So finding Dada Mail, a specific
Dada Mail v9.2.2 has been released – download and install using the instructions here. Changelog is below:
This is mostly a bug-fix release, fixing bugs found in the v9.2.1 release.
https://github.com/justingit/dada-mail/issues/566
This is mostly a bug-fix release, fixing bugs found in the v9.2.0 release.
Dada Mail v9.2.1 has been released – download and install using the instructions here. Changelog is below:
This is mostly a bug-fix release, fixing bugs found in the v9.2.0 release.
https://github.com/justingit/dada-mail/issues/556