Ron Brogden sent the message below at 12:47 7/11/2006: >Most lists seem to display the real address anyway so I am not sure how much >this obfuscation step really helps: > >http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users > >"Mailman-Users list run by barry at python.org, brad at python.org, >mm-admin05 >at equinephotoart.com" > >I doubt that spammers are incapable of automating searches for "foo @ >domain.name". ---------------- End original message. ---------------------
Such "obfuscation" is virtually useless. It is a pretty trivial exercise to write a Perl program to collect e-mail addresses from such schemes (I could do it in a matter of less than an hour to cover all of the common variations). Same goes for all sorts of other schemes that try to hide the e-mail address. Since there is little that can be done to prevent a determined person from harvesting addresses and nothing that can be done to prevent spammers from sending, the best tactic that can be used today is a good bayesian spam filter. But that is only part of the solution, it also requires a conscientious administrator who is willing to take the time to train it on both ham and spam. Dragon ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Venimus, Saltavimus, Bibimus (et naribus canium capti sumus) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org Security Policy: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py?req=show&file=faq01.027.htp
