Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:15:55 -0000 From: "Dave" <dave@g8kbv.demon.co.uk> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Security? [Re: Why is this Symbol in the front of your website. A humble request.] Message-ID: <4F478D8B.31307.5E97C34@dave.g8kbv.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <868vjs8nto.fsf@ds4.des.no> References: <CAJxq87TK=375mmQdhZAC7jqwyi1j9sE3t5NtTxMfcfTxCNo_Bg@mail.gmail.com>, <4F47620D.24859.53F9A2B@dave.g8kbv.demon.co.uk> (dave@g8kbv.demon.co.uk's message of "Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:10:21 -0000"), <868vjs8nto.fsf@ds4.des.no>
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On 24 Feb 2012 at 12:37, Dag-Erling Sm=F8rgrav wrote: > "Dave" <dave@g8kbv.demon.co.uk> writes: > > Also, just where did he originaly harvest all those addresses from, > > are they publicly available, or is there a gaping hole in some > > server somewhere. > > It is public information: > > http://www.freebsd. org/doc/en_ US.ISO8859-1/articles/contributors/staff > -committers.html > > DES > -- > Dag-Erling Sm=F8rgrav - des@des.no > > Those address links need changing to graphic's, so that most address harvesting bots won't get anything usable. Mk1 eyeball can still see what's what, but if you have to use the info, you have to re-type it manually. Most other similar websites have done that sort of thing with great success. I can't believe in this day and age, info like that is still presented in a way that makes it harvister-bot friendly. Regards. Dave B.
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