That is interesting because when I reply to one of my messages, my email
address is obfuscated like this:
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
F.
On Jun 26, 2011, at 5:01 PM, David Kelly wrote:
>
> On Jun 26, 2011, at 2:45 PM, LuKreme wrote:
>
>>> the author's private email address. Moderators, please
>>> fix this!
>>
>> Not speaking for the moderators, but speaking as someone who is on a LOT of
>> mailing lists, I can say that I would unsubscribe if this happened. I do not
>> subscribe to any lists that obfuscate the sender's email, I have never
>> subscribed to a mailing list that obfuscates the sender's email, and I would
>> never subscribe to a list that obfuscates the sender's email.
>
>
> Seconded.
>
> List/groups/forums where identity is hidden/anonymized/obfuscated only
> attract undesirables who believe they can act badly without repercussions.
> Just look at what has happened to usenet where one can post without a legit
> email address.
>
> Not to mention the ability to contact the writer directly off-list. Many
> lists default reply-to to the original sender. In some ways I appreciate this
> for keeping stupid people from replying to list. At the same time most places
> I've seen it implemented were trying to protect the stupid from
> "accidentally" saying private things on-list.
>
> If I were coding a new email list server then anonymizing is one feature I
> would never add. Several I would add, some which are available in existing
> list servers. One feature I've seen automatically rejects postings that have
> a ratio of too much quoted content to new content. Along the same concept I
> would also reject top-posts. Words that were said first belong first, they
> prepare the reader for the following new content.
>
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