Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:42:20 -0500 From: Eric Crist <mnslinky@gmail.com> To: Rob <r17fbsd@xxiii.com> Cc: Paul Schmehl <pauls@utdallas.edu>, "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD. ORG" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: spammers harvesting emaill address from this list Message-ID: <FD0BC6A6-0A26-4A46-80B2-89AABDCDD258@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <46CDEC26.9060904@xxiii.com> References: <20070823131957.GA35322@owl.midgard.homeip.net> <NBECLJEKGLBKHHFFANMBCEHGCGAA.fbsd2@a1poweruser.com> <20070823135221.GA35537@owl.midgard.homeip.net> <200708232006.47499.freebsd01@dgmm.net> <48424AE4482EFBB0113C8C96@utd59514.utdallas.edu> <46CDEC26.9060904@xxiii.com>
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On Aug 23, 2007, at 3:20 PMAug 23, 2007, Rob wrote: > Paul Schmehl wrote: >> This is the internet. Spam is endemic. Short of encasing your >> computer in concrete, there's no way to avoid getting spam **even >> if you never post to a mailing list**. Either learn to deal with >> it or stop > > Bullshit. I've kept addresses spam-free for years. I usually use > "disposable" ones for online purchasing, mailing lists, etc. What > really SUCKS is the time I had to pretty much abandon a "good" > address because I hit "sent" too !@#$#% soon sending something here > -- the ONLY publicly archived list I'm on that DOESN'T obfuscate > the sender's address AND allows anyone out there to post! > You could choose to troll the list and not participate. The list has been set up this way for quite a long while, and I doubt there is going to be any changes made any time soon. ----- Eric F Crist Secure Computing Networks
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