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Date:      Thu, 16 Oct 2003 09:13:01 +0200
From:      Stijn Hoop <stijn@win.tue.nl>
To:        Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@phk.freebsd.dk>
Cc:        Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl>
Subject:   Re: hiding e-mail adresses needed badly
Message-ID:  <20031016071301.GQ88224@pcwin002.win.tue.nl>
In-Reply-To: <43618.1066226536@critter.freebsd.dk>
References:  <20031015133634.GA37556@nagual.pp.ru> <43618.1066226536@critter.freebsd.dk>

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[imho this belongs on -chat]

On Wed, Oct 15, 2003 at 04:02:16PM +0200, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
> And I personally think that by "hiding" the email addresses, you concede
> defeat to the spammers.  I don't want to let a bunch of low-life
> con-men decide how I can and should use the InterNet.

Hear hear, I wish more people would take this POV. Hiding your email address
is a constant process that you can never stop doing; and once you've made o=
ne
mistake the spammers get you anyway. Better to implement filters and never =
see
them. And if they still get through, just hit 'd' (the spam I get is
identifiable by subject 99% of the time), and move on...

--Stijn

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"I used to think I was indecisive, but now I'm not so sure."

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