[Blackbelly] Google and privacy
I just discovered that messages in the Blackbelly yahoolist come up on Google, which is not good for privacy concerns. I am a member of many yahoolists, and that seems to be the only one whose internal messages Google can access -- at least, it's the only one that showed up when I googled my name. My daughter (who prompted me to check on this matter) says it is best to fix it so that our list can't be googled, and since the other lists don't come up, there is probably a way for the list-owner to do this. Could you look into it? Thanks. Bonnie ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
Re: [Blackbelly] Google and privacy
The Blackbelly Listserv is not a Yahoo group. It is a privately hosted listserv that I pay for and maintain on my domain host's server. Although I am often criticized for not hosting this group on Yahoo (which allows HTML text and this listserv does not), I believe Yahoo is unsafe and leaves its members vulnerable to spammers, not to mention Yahoo's blatant abuse of its members' privacy. My subscribers' privacy has always been of utmost concern to me. Messages sent to the Blackbelly Listserv are archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/blackbelly%40lists.blackbellysheep.info/ These messages can indeed be Googled. However, posters' email addresses are not viewable. I believe this provides the most secure privacy possible for Blackbelly Listserv subscribers while ensuring that the information in this list is readily available to people who can benefit by it. There is no way to prevent messages sent to this listserv or, for that matter to any Yahoo group, to escape search engines. If anyone has concerns or comments regarding this list, please email me privately at celk...@critterhaven.biz . Carol Elkins Listserv Owner On 3/6/2009 7:14:35 PM, Bonnie Chandler (jbchand...@verizon.net) wrote: I just discovered that messages in the Blackbelly yahoolist come up on Google, which is not good for privacy concerns. ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
Re: [Blackbelly] Google and privacy
Carol, Thanks for clarifying that. I had forgotten that the Blackbelly list was not a yahoolist. Bonnie - Original Message - From: Carol Elkins celk...@critterhaven.biz To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 10:03 PM Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Google and privacy The Blackbelly Listserv is not a Yahoo group. It is a privately hosted listserv that I pay for and maintain on my domain host's server. Although I am often criticized for not hosting this group on Yahoo (which allows HTML text and this listserv does not), I believe Yahoo is unsafe and leaves its members vulnerable to spammers, not to mention Yahoo's blatant abuse of its members' privacy. My subscribers' privacy has always been of utmost concern to me. Messages sent to the Blackbelly Listserv are archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/blackbelly%40lists.blackbellysheep.info/ These messages can indeed be Googled. However, posters' email addresses are not viewable. I believe this provides the most secure privacy possible for Blackbelly Listserv subscribers while ensuring that the information in this list is readily available to people who can benefit by it. There is no way to prevent messages sent to this listserv or, for that matter to any Yahoo group, to escape search engines. If anyone has concerns or comments regarding this list, please email me privately at celk...@critterhaven.biz . Carol Elkins Listserv Owner On 3/6/2009 7:14:35 PM, Bonnie Chandler (jbchand...@verizon.net) wrote: I just discovered that messages in the Blackbelly yahoolist come up on Google, which is not good for privacy concerns. ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.9/1988 - Release Date: 03/06/09 19:17:00 ___ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
