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Joerg Jaspert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On 11148 March 1977, Ben Finney wrote: > > IANADD, but would argue that making the copyright file, including > > any email addresses, machine-parseable is a worthwhile goal. This > > goal precludes munging the address. > > You mean the foo at bar dot com value isnt parseable? That form isn't the only way email addresses get munged. The line needs to be drawn somewhere; I would argue "valid RFC2821 email address" is the place to draw it. > I dont think it has any value to encode an address like this, as any > little spambot can EASILY decode that. Agreed. I would not be against a policy requirement that email addresses in package metadata should be the literal address without munging. -- \ "If [a technology company] has confidence in their future | `\ ability to innovate, the importance they place on protecting | _o__) their past innovations really should decline." -- Gary Barnett | Ben Finney -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]