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Re: Debian Lists, USENET & Spam



Alec writes:
> Debian mailing lists are mirrored on (interfaced to) USENET under
> linux.debian.*, and our email addresses aren't even scrambled!

Debian mailing lists are archived on the Web and our email addresses aren't
even scrambled!

> USENET is probably the number one source for the email address snooping
> spammers.

I'd rank the Web equal to or above Usenet.  I receive a substantial amount
of spam at my debian.org address, and it can only be obtained via the Web.
-- 
John Hasler
john@dhh.gt.org (John Hasler)
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI



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