hi wendy , just because they don't , doesn't mean they shouldn't. personally, i don't subscribe to lists in order to be contacted directly. if that is ever required just munge your address in a posting so a user could figure it out but which would stop any auto harvesting. gerry
----- Original Message ----- From: "Wendy Smoak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 12:02 pm Subject: RE: [U2] spammed > Gerry wrote: > > all i can say is , well - no. you are being very naive on > > this subject. > > don't blame this on replies to the list. > > you post your address yourself everytime you post to this > > list just like the > > one i am replying to - take a look at the From: header. > > this is where the replying mail reader gets its info from, > > this is also where spammers get their info from > > That's where anyone who wants to talk with you privately would get it, > as well. Are you on any lists that hide email addresses from > subscribers? I'm not-- none of the Yahoo groups, the Jakarta or Apache > lists, etc. > > Mail filters, a virus scanner and liberal use of the delete key take > care of it for me. > > -- > Wendy Smoak > ------- > u2-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/