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On Tue, 7 Apr 1998 coder#ibm,net wrote:
> Writing as list owner:
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> This came up before, as well as the concern with spammers skimming the
> pages for email addresses. To this end all email addresses on the web
> pages in the message headers, bodies and signatures, will be munged.
> Currently I munge them simply: translating the at-sign ("@") to a hash
> ("#"). I can easily go further and translate periods to commas, or even
> the at-sign to the string " at ", or use random selection from a number of
> patterns.
I like the random selection idea. I get far too much spam-email as it is,
and I only posted one message on one newsgroup about a year ago, w/o
mangling my email address. Oy.
> The form of the munging is (will be) clearly stated on the web pages.
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> The membership list is hidden by the list server (both the current
> steward and the upcoming Petidomo). Sure, you could (easily) brute fource
> the archives -- but you'd get the actively posting members only, and not
> the many lurkers. Problem? Perhaps.
Just a side note... is there a way for us list members to see who all is
on the list? I have no real reason... just mild curiosity about who all
has been reading my ramblings.
-Greg
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00043" HREF="msg00043.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] [Fwd: MUD-Dev]</A></strong>,
Nathan F Yospe <a href="mailto:yospe#hawaii,edu">yospe#hawaii,edu</a>, Tue 07 Apr 1998, 01:43 GMT
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Katrina McClelan <a href="mailto:kitkat#the486,bradley.edu">kitkat#the486,bradley.edu</a>, Tue 07 Apr 1998, 08:47 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00047" HREF="msg00047.html">Meta: who dat guy, wot dat web?</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00048" HREF="msg00048.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Meta: who dat guy, wot dat web?</A></strong>,
J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Tue 07 Apr 1998, 16:46 GMT
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Travis S. Casey <a href="mailto:efindel#io,com">efindel#io,com</a>, Tue 07 Apr 1998, 17:15 GMT
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