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Re: Check the update from Microsoft.



debian@bratgrrl.com said:
> On Wednesday 19 March 2003 3:11 pm, Dave Sherohman wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 19, 2003 at 02:45:11PM -0800, Carla Schroder wrote:
> > A list manager that hides subscriber's addresses would be nice. >
> Umm...  Wouldn't that make offlist replies impossible? 

I for one no longer wish to receive off-list replies. The privilege is 
too-much abused by spammers.

debian@bratgrrl.com said:
> 
>  I don't know how to operate a mail list, so I don't know what it
> takes to
>  prevent addresses from being harvested. I'd like it to be impossible
> for
>  addresses to be sucked off a list by spammers. I don't much care for
> offlist  replies, I suppose anyone who wants them can post their
> address. Just put in  in a sig or something. 


It's faily easy. The list managet (software or person) has to munge everything 
that looks like an email address so it becomes unusable.

I presume you, Carla, have filters similar to mine to restrict where you get 
mail from, for the address you use on this list.





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