From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 23 15:35:32 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 A3CB916A417 for ; Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:35:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cyberleo@cyberleo.net) Received: from pizzabox.cyberleo.net (alpha.cyberleo.net [198.145.45.10]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6C36413C45D for ; Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:35:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cyberleo@cyberleo.net) Received: (qmail 70322 invoked from network); 23 Aug 2007 15:35:31 -0000 Received: from adsl-75-3-84-39.dsl.chcgil.sbcglobal.net (HELO ?172.16.44.14?) (cyberleo@cyberleo.net@75.3.84.39) by alpha.cyberleo.net with ESMTPA; 23 Aug 2007 15:35:31 -0000 Message-ID: <46CDA93B.3040502@cyberleo.net> Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 10:35:23 -0500 From: CyberLeo Kitsana User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20070819) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: fbsd2@a1poweruser.com References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: FreeBSD Questions 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 15:35:32 -0000 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? Every message that comes through the list has the 'List-id: ' header. If spam is a concern, you could always set up a dedicated list email address and have your MUA delete anything to that address not containing that header. This would prevent people from replying to you directly, but they wouldn't anyways if your email address wasn't listed in the first place. Personally, the most infuriating spam I get is the 'Message delivery failure' messages received en masse from poorly configured mail servers when some spammer decides to use my address as the return-path. -- Fuzzy love, -CyberLeo Technical Administrator CyberLeo.Net Webhosting http://www.CyberLeo.Net Furry Peace! - http://wwww.fur.com/peace/