From owner-cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 24 20:49:52 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: cvs-src@freebsd.org Delivered-To: cvs-src@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0228616A420; Fri, 24 Mar 2006 20:49:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from peterjeremy@optushome.com.au) Received: from mail25.syd.optusnet.com.au (mail25.syd.optusnet.com.au [211.29.133.166]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 537E943D48; Fri, 24 Mar 2006 20:49:50 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from peterjeremy@optushome.com.au) Received: from turion.vk2pj.dyndns.org (c220-239-19-236.belrs4.nsw.optusnet.com.au [220.239.19.236]) by mail25.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id k2OKnmws013698 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=NO); Sat, 25 Mar 2006 07:49:49 +1100 Received: from turion.vk2pj.dyndns.org (localhost.vk2pj.dyndns.org [127.0.0.1]) by turion.vk2pj.dyndns.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k2OKnmBE003884; Sat, 25 Mar 2006 07:49:48 +1100 (EST) (envelope-from peter@turion.vk2pj.dyndns.org) Received: (from peter@localhost) by turion.vk2pj.dyndns.org (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id k2OKnmCs003883; Sat, 25 Mar 2006 07:49:48 +1100 (EST) (envelope-from peter) Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 07:49:47 +1100 From: Peter Jeremy To: src-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org, cvs-src@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20060324204947.GB703@turion.vk2pj.dyndns.org> References: <200603241638.k2OGc2qt094713@repoman.freebsd.org> <20060324084458.A88774@xorpc.icir.org> <200603241225.40916.jhb@freebsd.org> <20060324175428.GH35129@funkthat.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-PGP-Key: http://members.optusnet.com.au/peterjeremy/pubkey.asc User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 Cc: Subject: Re: email mangling (Re: cvs commit: src/bin/ls cmp.c extern.h ls.1 ls.c ls.h print.c util.c X-BeenThere: cvs-src@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the src tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 20:49:52 -0000 On Fri, 2006-Mar-24 14:15:52 -0500, Garance A Drosehn wrote: >It's one thing for me to say my email address is public info, >but it does not seem right for me to say that everyone who >submits a valuable patch to FreeBSD must also have their >email address posted for spammers to pick up on. Spammers can just as easily harvest the PR database. I think this thread is getting off-topic and belongs elsewhere since this is a topic that is probably more relevant to a wider audience than people who read the CVS lists. IMHO, the Project needs to formulate guidelines covering the use of e-mail addresses in commit messages etc. There is already a warning in the PR submission web page but it only mentions the web interface and does not mention that your address may appear elsewhere. There is no warning in send-pr. I don't believe it's practical for the Project to state that e-mail addresses will be obfuscated because: - Any documented algorithm can be readily inverted by spammers - In the absence of any documented algorithm, people can complain that the way an e-mail address has been munged isn't 'obfuscation'. - It's not practical to obfuscate addresses in all situations so un-obfuscated addresses would still be visible via some mechanisms. The easiest solution is probably to add disclaimers to anywhere that the user provides an e-mail address (send-pr, send-pr.html, mailman, mailman confirmation messages etc) warning that the supplied e-mail address will be visible on the web etc. -- Peter Jeremy