Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 09:43:43 -0500 From: Eric Crist <mnslinky@gmail.com> To: fbsd2@a1poweruser.com Cc: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD. ORG" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: spammers harvesting emaill address from this list Message-ID: <5AC5DFA6-D681-4EF1-B37C-FD586B23D031@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <NBECLJEKGLBKHHFFANMBCEHECGAA.fbsd2@a1poweruser.com> References: <NBECLJEKGLBKHHFFANMBCEHECGAA.fbsd2@a1poweruser.com>
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On Aug 23, 2007, at 8:11 AMAug 23, 2007, fbsd2 wrote: > It only takes 2-3 weeks after changing my email address I use on > the list > before I start receiving spam on the new email address. > Other non-fbsd lists I belong to remove the posters email address > before the > post gets sent to the list members. > Why can't this list do the same thing so the posters email address > don't > show up in the archives on the news group servers where spammers > harvest the > posters email address for targeting spam to? I've been a list a participant for many years, and I've not had a huge problem with spam that hasn't been able to be dealt with through the use of tools like SpamAssassin and my mail client's built-in anti- spam filters. Unfortunately, there really isn't any way to make 100% certain that your email address won't end up on a spammer's list, unless you never use the address. If you're not going to use it, however, what's the point. You've got the right idea by using a different account for list messages and such. Just do your best to use the tools at your disposal. ----- Eric F Crist Secure Computing Networks
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