[Mailman-Users] illegible message in moderation approval queue

[Bryan Blackwell]

On Sep 22, 2016, at 9:58 PM, Matt Morgan <minxmertzmomo at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I have a message in a moderation queue. It's from a member (everyone is
> moderated on this list) so I think it's not spam or other junk. But when I
> click to review it, it's not legible. This is all I see in the message
> excerpt:
> 
> IENvbnNkaXNsaXN0DQoNCrOqwMcgaVBob25lv6G8rSC6uLO/
> 
> I feel like I've seen other messages that look encoded/illegible in
> moderation, though I don't have other examples right now. What can cause
> this?
> 
> For what it's worth, the sender is a speaker of a language that uses a
> different character set, so if that's possible cause, that might be the
> reason here.
> 
Hi Matt,

Sometimes it's the encoding.  Selecting "Additionally, forward this message" and sending it to yourself for review can be very helpful.

Of course, it's also possible it's got a forged address and is spam/malware.

--Bryan