Hi People might not think this is important even so am posting my 2 bits.
Today , yet again, some spam came in from https://www.boxbe.com through a list member. I am sure its a list member because i ran a search for the address on my gmail accounbt and it returned only Ubuntu.in mails - and one of the posters (in many mails) had the same email id. The reason for confirming the identity (as an Ubuntu.in member) and posting is that this is a recurrent problem. At the least its irritable and the address can be spammed and we can continue to ignore. But its a larger problem kind of like when some one speaks they spit in your face or use abusive language or if you hand them your calling card they leave photocopies of it lying around. Boxbe now has my address (and am sure many list member addresses) they also know for sure its a living address. So i am going to credit any increase in spam to boxbe and the person who gave out my email id. So what right does this person have to give out my or anyone's email id with so much as by your leave and this frankly *pisses* me off. What it also means is that there quite a few *SILLY* people on the list (and in the internet world in general) who are quite ignorant about normal safety protocols (for self and others) exposing more then just themselves to the many horrors that masquerade behind so many of the hoax mails. I think, among the MANY things that need to be done its time to start teaching people mail and internet manners maybe by making a internet use how to or a mailing list how to or just a simple what *to NEVER FRIGGIN DO * the last i am willing to compile if we we can agree on what people should never do (any in the tiny fine print why) ram -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in