From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 23 14:43:53 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EDAA716A41B for ; Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:43:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mnslinky@gmail.com) Received: from wx-out-0506.google.com (wx-out-0506.google.com [66.249.82.227]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A585C13C45E for ; Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:43:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mnslinky@gmail.com) Received: by wx-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id i29so444458wxd for ; Thu, 23 Aug 2007 07:43:53 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:in-reply-to:references:mime-version:x-priority:content-type:message-id:cc:content-transfer-encoding:from:subject:date:to:x-mailer; b=IEFLNq+/WoJ7oD/py/UZNujCALNhuEQotEg7Znfz7bWpdlGgrovt+XBiETfm80Me6jLNomUDiKsKIYAcon8H5S4NMn/Z3kxacfSCHrljBoEAYSFkffShEflINemgdU54pmI/m2UBBT2yELRUJ+wBGI/nsCkhbBaqdHD9dmR9dMU= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:in-reply-to:references:mime-version:x-priority:content-type:message-id:cc:content-transfer-encoding:from:subject:date:to:x-mailer; b=IoBBj17OzShaYj8QjNql7DXJ3CKzOiuEC8h0crpi+XOs+sznlMjiPPiD9eL3Qi2ptO/uy+oUvipZIzK/Kfi+mNbqtgh9tD2q30qFqUn/ZfHoQfMDUO9CxKHJ8ggJoH5S1bSGHmvqkPzDTXc91pmIFMlR9xNxkpZrYfIskjy6pkc= Received: by 10.90.105.20 with SMTP id d20mr264521agc.1187880232763; Thu, 23 Aug 2007 07:43:52 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ?10.0.0.14? ( [74.95.66.25]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id z80sm2943977pyg.2007.08.23.07.43.50 (version=SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Thu, 23 Aug 2007 07:43:51 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.3) X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <5AC5DFA6-D681-4EF1-B37C-FD586B23D031@gmail.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Eric Crist Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 09:43:43 -0500 To: fbsd2@a1poweruser.com X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.3) Cc: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD. ORG" Subject: Re: spammers harvesting emaill address from this list X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:43:54 -0000 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