Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 18:14:51 +0100 From: des@des.no (Dag-Erling =?iso-8859-1?Q?Sm=F8rgrav?=) To: Luigi Rizzo <rizzo@icir.org> Cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: email mangling (Re: cvs commit: src/bin/ls cmp.c extern.h ls.1 ls.c ls.h print.c util.c Message-ID: <86slp7pxx0.fsf@xps.des.no> In-Reply-To: <20060324084458.A88774@xorpc.icir.org> (Luigi Rizzo's message of "Fri, 24 Mar 2006 08:44:58 -0800") References: <200603241638.k2OGc2qt094713@repoman.freebsd.org> <20060324084458.A88774@xorpc.icir.org>
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Luigi Rizzo <rizzo@icir.org> writes: > On Fri, Mar 24, 2006 at 04:38:02PM +0000, John Baldwin wrote: > > Submitted by: Andrzej Tobola ato at iem dot pw dot edu dot pl > i understand that this is an attempt to prevent email harvesting, > but don't you think that such programs will be smart enough > to recognize sequences of 'foo at bar dot baz' and convert > back to regular email addresses ? :) Seconded. There is no effective defense against spam other than a good spam filter. Obfuscating email addresses like this does not deter spammers; in fact, it serves no purpose except to discourage legitimate correspondance. DES --=20 Dag-Erling Sm=F8rgrav - des@des.no
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