From owner-cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 24 17:22:57 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG Delivered-To: cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4768716A41F; Fri, 24 Mar 2006 17:22:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from smtp-vbr1.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr1.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A114643D68; Fri, 24 Mar 2006 17:22:52 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) by smtp-vbr1.xs4all.nl (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k2OHMlCi068173; Fri, 24 Mar 2006 18:22:47 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.4/8.13.3) with ESMTP id k2OHMkMQ038820; Fri, 24 Mar 2006 18:22:46 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: (from wb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.4/8.13.1/Submit) id k2OHMkxE038819; Fri, 24 Mar 2006 18:22:46 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wb) Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 18:22:46 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte To: Dag-Erling =?iso-8859-1?Q?Sm=F8rgrav?= Message-ID: <20060324172246.GC38718@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <200603241638.k2OGc2qt094713@repoman.freebsd.org> <20060324084458.A88774@xorpc.icir.org> <86slp7pxx0.fsf@xps.des.no> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <86slp7pxx0.fsf@xps.des.no> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner Cc: Luigi Rizzo , src-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG, John Baldwin , cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: email mangling (Re: cvs commit: src/bin/ls cmp.c extern.h ls.1 ls.c ls.h print.c util.c X-BeenThere: cvs-src@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the src tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 17:22:57 -0000 On Fri, Mar 24, 2006 at 06:14:51PM +0100, Dag-Erling Smrgrav wrote.. > Luigi Rizzo writes: > > On Fri, Mar 24, 2006 at 04:38:02PM +0000, John Baldwin wrote: > > > Submitted by: Andrzej Tobola ato at iem dot pw dot edu dot pl > > i understand that this is an attempt to prevent email harvesting, > > but don't you think that such programs will be smart enough > > to recognize sequences of 'foo at bar dot baz' and convert > > back to regular email addresses ? :) > > Seconded. There is no effective defense against spam other than a > good spam filter. Obfuscating email addresses like this does not > deter spammers; in fact, it serves no purpose except to discourage > legitimate correspondance. Amen to that! -- Wilko Bulte wilko@FreeBSD.org