5 Oct
2000
5 Oct
'00
8:05 p.m.
"MC" == Mentor Cana mentor@alb-net.com writes:
MC> Doesn't this link run contrary to the "obscure_addresses"
MC> Option?Yup, but so does the old downloadable archive link, so I don't think this change /increases/ the spam harvesting potential.
MC> Even if I have the obscure_addresses Option set to YES, the
MC> e-mail addresses of public archives can be still harvested by
MC> various robots out there.I'm not sure what to do about it. The links are useful and since the files are intended to be MUA-ready, munging the addresses is inconvenient. I guess if the list admin is really worried about harvesting, she'll make the archives private and force access through the authentication page.
Not a great position to take, I admit.
-Barry