Re: spam-proofing my mhonarc archive

[Gunnar Hjalmarsson <noreply@gunnar.cc>]

Mark Stosberg wrote:
> > are there typically strong enough 
> > reasons to provide email addresses in a publicly available list archive? 
> > In my opinion, considering the aggressive spammers: No!
> It's not such a clear answer for me. I use a lot of technical mailing 
> lists. I try to be a "good citizen" and search archives of old messages 
> before I ask on the list.
> ...
> Sometimes I find someone who has had the exact same problem I'm 
> having, but never got a response at the time. In those cases, I find it 
> useful to contact the person directly and see if they've found a 
> solution since then.
Undoubtedly a couple of valid points. You are right, there is no clear 
answer, valid for all situations. And adding 'NOSPAM' is hopefully an 
efficient method.

> I've had a great experience with TMDA filtering nearly 100% of these 
> ( http://www.tmda.net/ ). ... and it doesn't address the issue at 
> its core-- preventing the e-mails from being sent in the first place.
Very true. All too many people post their addresses everywhere, making 
themselves more or less dependent on various filtering software and/or 
services.

Personally I have replaced all mailto links on web sites with links to 
contact forms. I have also started to use a 'noreply' address (which 
normally is forwarded to /dev/null) when posting to mailing lists and 
Usenet groups where there is a big risk for harvesting by the spam bots. 
Instead I provide a contact form link like the one below. Unfortunately 
this is not (yet) common practice. :)

/ Gunnar

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