RE: [cobalt-security] Standard Qube 3 Proxy Server Susceptible to Spammers?

["Lanny Gorr" <lgorr@xxxxxxxxxx>]

-----Original Message-----
 >> Is this a known problem for latest version of Squid on the Qube 3?
>
>it is my understanding that it's not a problem with the squid version,
>but a problem of configuration, rather. squid on a Qube does run as an
>open proxy by default.
>
>rgds,
>netcat

I assume numerous Qube 3s use the Cobalt standard proxy configuration
and therefore are spammer targets.  While this "abuse" might not be a
security issue, I believe providing firewall rules or some other fix
would be an appropriate Cobalt response.  Qube owners who fail to detect
the abuse quickly might find their domain blacklisted as sources of
spam.