This type of request is becoming more and more common.

Although mod_mbox obscures the basic to and from address, there are
still two problems:

1. It doesn't obscure email addresses in the body of the message
(which could be from forwarded/quoted messages).

2. The "raw" link still gives access to the unobscured addresses.

I know there are people who still hold the idealistic view that we
shouldn't be obscuring email addresses at all.  Although I agree in
principle, I think the world has passed that view by.

I don't know if anyone is interested in fixing this stuff, but I
thought I would at least point out the recurring issue to the mod_mbox
developers.

Joshua.

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Apr 27, 2006 7:49 AM
Subject: Email address on mail archive (fwd)
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]



Sorry -- I can't recall -- what's the policy on this kind of
request?

--j.

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Date:    Tue, 25 Apr 2006 08:21:17 +0100
From:    Jens Finke <jens bluegecko.org>
To:      [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Email address on mail archive

Hi,

I posted a bug report to spamassassin.dev in November 2004. Rather ironically,
I notice that my email address has been visible on the mail-archives.apache.org
 website ever since. Much as I appreciate Spam Assassin, having my primary addr
ess accessible to any web trawling spambot rather defeats the whole point.

So, could you please delete the address (jens bluegecko.org) from the following
 four pages:


http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/spamassassin-dev/200411.mbox/%3C200411
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/spamassassin-dev/200411.mbox/raw/%3c20
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/spamassassin-dev/200411.mbox/%3C200411
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/spamassassin-dev/200411.mbox/raw/%3c20
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Many thanks,

Jens Finke
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