Hi all,
On Thursday, September 23, 1999, 9:32:30 AM (-5 GMT), Marck scribbled:
AM>> I visited the site and find it most appealing. I however have a problem
AM>> with it and it's that my e-mail address is exposed for everyone to see
AM>> and therefor, sets the stage for spamming. Distressing indeed. If I
AM>> remove my e-mail address from my signature, I guess that this will help,
AM>> but what of the messages that are already there? I don't wish to be
AM>> disruptive but I do hate spam.
AM>> If there is any reassurance to give in this regard apart from the fact
AM>> that I should get acquainted with spam filters, I'd really appreciate
AM>> this.
> I've discussed this with Syafril and we don't really see it as a huge
> issue. IMHO address harvesting is more prevalent on UseNet than Web
> and spam filtering is not too hard really.
Talk about feeling utterly helpless. I guess I have to go with these
SPAM filters which invariably, inadvertently filter legitimate mail
accidentally. I've tried them and since then stopped.
> If anyone on the list has any other views to express, I would be
> pleased to hear from you. If it's just a 'Me too', you can send that
> privately.
> FYI, there was a topic of discussion a while back about replying to
> sender instead of Reply-To. I do this very simply by using the
> following method:
> 1) Reply to All
> 2) Quickly Remove Reply-To: address from CC:
Thanks for that tip.
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Regards,
-=Ali=-
>>> Oxymoron: Uprooted Plant. <<<
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