From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 23 13:20:02 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 1FD7616A418 for ; Thu, 23 Aug 2007 13:20:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erikt@midgard.homeip.net) Received: from ch-smtp02.sth.basefarm.net (ch-smtp02.sth.basefarm.net [80.76.149.213]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CB5A813C458 for ; Thu, 23 Aug 2007 13:20:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erikt@midgard.homeip.net) Received: from c83-253-31-60.bredband.comhem.se ([83.253.31.60]:52624 helo=falcon.midgard.homeip.net) by ch-smtp02.sth.basefarm.net with esmtp (Exim 4.66) (envelope-from ) id 1IOCbQ-0005PW-98 for freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG; Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:20:01 +0200 Received: (qmail 40020 invoked from network); 23 Aug 2007 15:19:57 +0200 Received: from owl.midgard.homeip.net (10.1.5.7) by falcon.midgard.homeip.net with ESMTP; 23 Aug 2007 15:19:57 +0200 Received: (qmail 35339 invoked by uid 1001); 23 Aug 2007 15:19:57 +0200 Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:19:57 +0200 From: Erik Trulsson To: fbsd2 Message-ID: <20070823131957.GA35322@owl.midgard.homeip.net> Mail-Followup-To: fbsd2 , "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD. ORG" References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.16 (2007-06-09) X-Originating-IP: 83.253.31.60 X-Scan-Result: No virus found in message 1IOCbQ-0005PW-98. X-Scan-Signature: ch-smtp02.sth.basefarm.net 1IOCbQ-0005PW-98 7b302c543bc86890ded488b4bfc865bb 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 13:20:02 -0000 On Thu, Aug 23, 2007 at 09:11:21AM -0400, 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? Because then you would not be able to send your reply to the person asking a question. Keep in mind that many people who post here are *not* subscribed to the list and therefore will not be able to read answers that only go to the list. Therefore their e-mail addresses need to be visible to everybody. -- Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se