Re: Why are lists.php.net user email being publish on the internet

From: Date: Fri, 22 May 2009 14:11:10 +0000
Subject: Re: Why are lists.php.net user email being publish on the internet
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Per Jessen wrote:
Andrew Williams wrote:
I have no problem with it at least user email address should be removed off the publication. - Show quoted text -
Don't worry, at e.g. marc.info the addresses have been appropriately obscured.
Bottom line is when using a public list, if you don't want your e-mail address to be public you use something like yahoo or gmail for the list mail. Spam bots can and do subscribe to public lists to harvest e-mail addresses, if you are subscribed to a popular public list the spambots have your e-mail. That's just the way of things.

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