Michelle Weber on Fri, 11 Aug 2000 10:04:31 -0400 (EDT) |
Couldn't we just take out the email addresses in the archive? or at least mask them with a NOSPAM or something? -- Michelle Weber umweber@mcs.drexel.edu On Fri, 11 Aug 2000, Jon Nelson wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > I have found that being able to search lists extremely beneficial. I think > the good out weighs the bad > > > > At 08:37 AM 8/11/00 -0400, you wrote: > >On Fri, 11 Aug 2000, Kevin Brosius wrote: > > > > >I haven't received that particular spam, but I think the problem is our > > >public archives. I recently ran a net search (don't recall where, but > > >one of the public engines, probably Netscape's) and got a bunch of hits > > >for email lists I'm on. It looks like the search engines are indexing > > >the mail archives available from our web page... (Which means all the > > >email addresses are publicly retrievable.) > > > >Not sure about other people, but I have very frequently found it helpful > >to be able to search other user group's mailing lists. I see the downside > >to the public archives, but think that they help more than they hurt. > >Anyone else have any commentary on the subject? > > > > > >___________________________________________________________ > >Steve Creel Nothin But Net, LLC. > > screel@nothinbut.net > > > >"Always do right. This will gratify some people and > >astonish the rest." > > -- Mark Twain > > > > > > > > > >______________________________________________________________________ > >Philadelphia Linux Users Group - http://www.phillylinux.org > >Announcements-http://lists.phillylinux.org/mail/listinfo/plug-announce > >General Discussion - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mail/listinfo/plug > > Trooper Jon S. NELSON > Pennsylvania State Police > Computer Crimes Unit > 610-344-4471 > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: PGPfreeware 6.5.2 for non-commercial use <http://www.pgp.com> > > iQA/AwUBOZP6bkPOsssvtaRSEQKXbgCg5rokc3XWG0Eqn+Ds/lRPtfyK9foAoKJd > RMsoYcE3v+cTMH7HDBxZxRkx > =HYv5 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Philadelphia Linux Users Group - http://www.phillylinux.org > Announcements-http://lists.phillylinux.org/mail/listinfo/plug-announce > General Discussion - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mail/listinfo/plug > > ______________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group - http://www.phillylinux.org Announcements-http://lists.phillylinux.org/mail/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mail/listinfo/plug
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