On Friday, September 24, 1999, Claude wrote:
PF>> At least this
PF>> archive doesn't show our email address in the From field as some do.
> ... and this, indeed, is fine... but!
> As you could see under my sign, I, and some other of us, put my
> (their) private e-mail address in the post text, to make private
> e-mail easier. This is *not*, at this time, hidden in the archive.
> I thought in two way for avoiding spamming uses of this security
> weakness :
> 1- Software removing of anything like "[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
> 2- Access control of the archive URL : members get a password, others
> are kept away.
It seems to me the best and surest thing to do if you are concerned
about exposing your email address is not include it. It's very simple
for someone on the list to email you directly by either (1) copying your
email address from the display thing or (2) revealing the kludge and
doing a right-click "write message to address" or (3) hitting Reply All
then deleting the list address.
As for the second option, which I have on a list I administer, it may
help, but it's a fairly simple matter for anyone to subscribe to a list
and get at the archives.
I personally can't get too agitated about spam. I'm all over the
internet in newsgroups and mailing lists and on the Web, yet I get maybe
an average of 3 spams a day. I get alot more junk mail of the snail
variety and a whole lot more time-wasting email from things I actually
signed up for. :)
--
Paula Ford
The Bat! 1.35 (reg)
Windows 95 4.0 Build 950
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