From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 23 19:43:49 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 CE27016A46D for ; Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:43:49 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pauls@utdallas.edu) Received: from smtp3.utdallas.edu (smtp3.utdallas.edu [129.110.10.49]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A239913C478 for ; Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:43:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pauls@utdallas.edu) Received: from utd59514.utdallas.edu (utd59514.utdallas.edu [129.110.3.28]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp3.utdallas.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id D8DAF654FE for ; Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:43:46 -0500 (CDT) Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 14:43:46 -0500 From: Paul Schmehl To: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD. ORG" Message-ID: <48424AE4482EFBB0113C8C96@utd59514.utdallas.edu> In-Reply-To: <200708232006.47499.freebsd01@dgmm.net> References: <20070823131957.GA35322@owl.midgard.homeip.net> <20070823135221.GA35537@owl.midgard.homeip.net> <200708232006.47499.freebsd01@dgmm.net> X-Mailer: Mulberry/4.0.6 (Linux/x86) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=sha1; protocol="application/pkcs7-signature"; boundary="==========D01E4039F09C25B1F76B==========" X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 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 19:43:49 -0000 --==========D01E4039F09C25B1F76B========== Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline --On Thursday, August 23, 2007 20:06:47 +0100 dgmm =20 wrote: > On Thursday 23 August 2007, Erik Trulsson wrote: >> For this list (freebsd-questions@) in particular it is intentionally and >> explicitly the case that one does not need to be subscribed to post = here. >> This is because it is the main support forum for FreeBSD, and much >> documentation exists directing people to ask their questions here. > > This does, in fact, open up a distinct possibility for list subscribers > who want to stop their address being harvested. > > Subscribe to the list with one email address such that one receives the > list emails but post to the list with a different address. Basically, what you (and others as well) are suggesting is that the list=20 maintainers do double the work so that you don't have to bother with spam=20 filtering. Seems rather self-centered to me. This is the internet. Spam is endemic. Short of encasing your computer in = concrete, there's no way to avoid getting spam **even if you never post to=20 a mailing list**. Either learn to deal with it or stop subscribing to=20 lists. --=20 Paul Schmehl (pauls@utdallas.edu) Senior Information Security Analyst The University of Texas at Dallas http://www.utdallas.edu/ir/security/ --==========D01E4039F09C25B1F76B==========--