[AccessD] Email spam risk <rant>

Bro

Could you set every one to conceled by default??


Martin


Quoting Francisco H Tapia <my.lists at verizon.net>:

> In the previous model, the email addresses of the listers were pretty
> much
> concealed such as what the archives are today, that would involve a
> smart
> bot to be able to go through all the posts in the archives, but with
> the
> current list all the bot would have to do is parse the list, never
> before
> has this been available.  Anyone can see this list, it's public, heck
> Google
> may have already cached it!... I see that you are listed twice on the
> list
> of emails... and a simple scan will show you that I am no longer on
> that
> list since I went through the steps of concealing my address from this
> main
> list.
> 
> I think that there was a much lower threat before because before there
> was a
> considerable amount of "work" that had to be done in order to gain
> live
> email addresses, this list is guaranteed live because we all received
> our
> notices... one stop shop.
> -Francisco
> http://rcm.netfirms.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Mwp.Reid at Queens-Belfast.AC.UK>
> To: <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
> Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 10:08 AM
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Email spam risk <rant>
> 
> 
> : Before we all panic. Given the number of years we have been going how
> many
> of
> : us have been spammed? Or is  it possible to tell?
> :
> :
> : Martin
> :
> : Quoting Francisco H Tapia <my.lists at verizon.net>:
> :
> : > Very true, One other tidbit that is bugging me, if you click on
> ANY
> : > email
> : > address you can see the user's options, including weather they chose
> to
> : > be
> : > concealed or not, shouldn't you have to type your password before
> : > gaining
> : > access???!?!?!?, or is it just me? ;o)
> : >
> : > hey it's Friday!
> : > -Francisco
> : > http://rcm.netfirms.com
> : >
> : > <now getting off my soap-box>
> : > ----- Original Message -----
> : > From: "Mike and Doris Manning" <manning7 at shentel.net>
> : > Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 9:34 AM
> : >
> : >
> : > : Every list member has the ability to go into their MailMan
> profile
> : > and
> : > : CONCEAL themselves from the subscriber list.
> : > :
> : > : Doris Manning
> : > : Database Administrator
> : > : Hargrove Inc.
> : > : www.hargroveinc.com
> : > :
> : > :
> : > : -----Original Message-----
> : > : From: accessd-admin at databaseadvisors.com
> : > : [mailto:accessd-admin at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Lembit
> : > Soobik
> : > : Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 12:09 PM
> : >
> : > :
> : > :
> : > : we need to do something very fast, but I'm not competent in what
> we
> : > can
> : > : do, so please bear with us while the specialts figure it out.
> thank
> : > you
> : > :
> : > : Lembit Soobik
> : > : lembit.soobik at t-online.de
> : > : ----- Original Message -----
> : > : From: "Francisco H Tapia"
> : > : Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 5:58 PM
> : > :
> : > : > Forgot to mention, that one particular reason I jumped on this
> : > : > soap-box was that if you go into the archives, The author's
> address
> : > is
> : > :
> : > : > concealed with the typical AccessD at databaseadvisors link.  The
> : > only
> : > : > time you see email addresses in the posts are from people who
> : > replied
> : > : > to an email and left the contact information in their
> posts....
> : > : > -Francisco http://rcm.netfirms.com
> : > : >
> : > : > ----- Original Message -----
> : > : > From: "Francisco H Tapia"
> : > : > Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 8:41 AM
> : > : > <snip>
> : > : > : **Did you know that your email address is exposed for the
> : > AccessD
> : > : > archives?
> : > : > : Visit
> : > : > : http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/roster/accessd
> : > : > <snip>
> : >
> : >
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