Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2003 23:49:29 +0200 From: "Simon L. Nielsen" <simon@FreeBSD.org> To: Tadashi Yanagihara <willow@ht.sfc.keio.ac.jp> Cc: www@freebsd.org Subject: Re: request for removal of mailto: Message-ID: <20031003214927.GB388@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20030930092343.E5EF.WILLOW@ht.sfc.keio.ac.jp> References: <20030930092343.E5EF.WILLOW@ht.sfc.keio.ac.jp>
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--Y7xTucakfITjPcLV Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 2003.09.30 09:26:46 +0900, Tadashi Yanagihara wrote: > I have submitted a patch to the FreeBSD ports tree,=20 > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/ports/mail/courier-imap/Makefile?re= v=3D1.34&content-type=3Dtext/x-cvsweb-markup > but at the same time, started to receive large amounts of spam mail,=20 > which I think is due to the mailto: link set to my mail address. > Is it possible to remove the mailto: tag from my mail address? As far as I know there is no simple way to do this at the moment. That said, I also think in general that "the damage is done" since the email address is out there in many email achieves on the web. I don't think it makes much difference for the spammer harverster programs, if there is a mailto: or not when the email address is there (of coure I don't know for sure, but I doubt it). In the long run I think you would be much better of installing a spam filter (like SpamAssasin). I catches more than 99% of the spam I get. Sorry that I can't give you a better answer. --=20 Simon L. Nielsen FreeBSD Documentation Team --Y7xTucakfITjPcLV Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE/fe7nh9pcDSc1mlERAu03AJ4625+nMfAkEjDFLviAHfXyreVU3ACfVV2C dsgR2fSICWRfRBUQGIOyy8k= =9Kgu -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Y7xTucakfITjPcLV--
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