RE: [ISN] Majordomo Could Mean Major Spam

[Brian Dunbar <Brian.Dunbar () plexus com>]

David [mailto:David () cawdgw net] on Tuesday, September 09, 2003 11:26 AM
said;

> Folks, if you use this list and use a real email address (kinda impossible
> not to, eh?) then you end up in Bugtraq's web page BY EMAIL ADDRESS
anytime
> you post. Spammers obviously spider the web site regularly. I get an
average
> of 80 subject related emails a day from the two lists on bugtraq I want. I
> average 10-20 spams, mostly viagra, loan, pharmaceutical, and "I've go a
> couple million here in Nigeria, and I need your help"s.

> I don't see how they can have the archives safe from spiders unless:

> Bugtraq starts saving their archives as JPGs or such.

> I personally love the idea. Bugtraq will hate it because:

> They don't get the spam. They would have to convert the mess to pictures.
> Wasted time in their minds.

> I'd LOVE it.

> Moderator, whats the official stand of bugtraq?

You didn't ask _me_ but what the hey ...

Not publishing your email on the archive will not kill the spam problem.  It
_may_ help you, in the short term, but what you're asking is imposing a
horrible burden on list managers, to the point where it might seem easier to
close the list, remove the archives and be done with it.  And you may catch
the main archive, but many mail lists like this are archived at many sites.
You won't get them all.

The only viable solution is for the recipient to filter their incoming
email.  It's the only viable solution because only the recipient knows what
they are interested in.

~brian
brian.dunbar () plexus com

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