Re: spammers harvesting emaill address from this list

On Thursday 23 August 2007, Paul Schmehl wrote:
--On Thursday, August 23, 2007 20:06:47 +0100 dgmm <freebsd01@xxxxxxxx>

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
maintainers do double the work so that you don't have to bother with spam
filtering.

How does this equate to double the work for the list maintainers? I've never
operated a mailing list so I don't understand what work is involved in
operating one or how that workload might be increased if some people post
with one name while having the automated system mail out to a different,
subscribed address

Seems rather self-centered to me.

In what way?

This is the internet.  Spam is endemic.

So rather than look for multiple methods to reduce the amount of incoming to
*my* address I should just accept it all and filter it locally?

That seems rather irresponsible to me, ANy method which can help stop it
source appeaers on the face of it to be a better solution.

Short of encasing your computer in
concrete, there's no way to avoid getting spam **even if you never post to
a mailing list**.  Either learn to deal with it or stop subscribing to
lists.

I'm sure that attitude will appear welcoming to new users.

--
Dave
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