Why is obfuscation considered so magical? (was: Why Is Escaping Data Considered So Magical?)

[Ben Finney]

Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo at geek-central.gen.new_zealand> writes:

> I see that you published my unobfuscated e-mail address on USENET for
> all to see. I obfuscated it for a reason, to keep the spammers away.
> I'm assuming this was a momentary lapse of judgement, for which I
> expect an apology. Otherwise, it becomes grounds for an abuse
> complaint to your ISP.

Er? On what grounds would you complain to their ISP? You might consider
the person rude, but that's not grounds for an abuse complaint. What
part of their ISP's terms of service do you think they have abused by
de-obfuscating information you freely posted to the internet?

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Ben Finney