On Wed 07/Jun/2023 11:21:38 +0200 Rich Kulawiec wrote:
any email address that you use for general correspondence -- whether to individuals or mailing lists -- CANNOT be successfully withheld from spammers. [...] But what it means is that all attempts to stop this from happening (e.g., obfuscating addresses) are pointless and stupid.
No, they're not. While attempts that bother legitimate users are to be avoided, some obfuscation techniques are worth their salt. They impede the most naive and unfit spammers only. That is, they select a minimal technical level, thereby reducing the order of magnitude of spam attempts.
Having an efficient police is not a good reason to leave every door unlocked. Best Ale --
