On 11/28/04 6:14 PM, Telcontar posted: >> The short-term archives are stored on the list server. The long-term >> permanent archives are not. The short-term archive is self-purging after >> it reaches a certain mailbox size or number of postings. The long-term >> archive is permanent. That is why postings - including email addresses - >> will always be available. It has nothing to do with Communigate or >> Maclaunch. It has everything to do with online archiving. > >I am really, really disappointed in you. You seem to have utmost disregard >for the effects of spam on people's inboxes and the responsiblity that >places on you as the maintainer of mailing lists. > >I've compared the two archives, and both of them contain the very latest >messages. Those stored on the mail server are unnecessary duplicate copies >of those in the official archive, that you don't tell anyone about to >begin with. If you really need them there as back-up copies, ask MacLaunch >to grant access to the list to subscribers only as is already done with >some of the lists. > >This "purging" notion is not helpful, the "short-term" archive goes back >about a year or more, so that's so very reassuring. So I can rest assured >that my address will be sitting there for another year waiting to be found.
First off, posting private correspondence to an email list without permission of the sender violates the most basic rule of netiquette. Second, I probably receive more spam in any given day than you or most members of any of my email lists - but with two exceptions in seven years, none of them have come through the lists. Third, if you post anything to the Internet, you should consider it to be a public record. Further, our list FAQ states that all postings are archived. That includes your email address, since it is part of your posting. Archives are for the benefit of those who research before posting, and there are two searchable archives. The one on Maclaunch is short-term and older messages are deleted when the mailbox reaches a certain size. Because of this, we have a long-term archive as well, and the link to it is posted in the footer of each and every message from the list: Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/starmax%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Beyond that, the simple fact is that any email address is subject to spam. I have several which have never once been used to post messages to a list, order items online, or provided as an online link, yet they receive spam. That's because email is free, so it costs nothing but computer cycles for a spambot to generate billions upon billions of email addresses - whether they begin with resident, listmom, dknight, or s3hd8934bd. Try it. Get a free Yahoo, Gmail, or other account. Don't use it for anything. Just check it every few days - you will get spam. Dan Knight, ListMom -- Dan Knight, president, Cobweb Publishing, Inc. <http://cobwebpublishing.com> <http://lowendmac.com> <http://digital-views.com> <http://digigraphica.com> <http://lowendpc.com> <http://reformed.net> I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope and that enables you to laugh at life's realities. -- Dr. Seuss -- StarMax is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> StarMax list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/starmax.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/starmax%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
