Re: [ATM] SPAM AGAIN!

[Chris Rowland <chris_group_mail@dsl.pipex.com>]

Hi Bob,
 > Now that I am calmed down  after a nice cigar, I still need to
 > remind everyone that is still doing so that HTML is not loved on
 > this list.
 > I am getting SPAM again from posts to this list.  The file
 > attachment is a Google search that I jsut did today and, fo
 > course, it has some posts that I've done to this list that have
 > posted my email address.

It seems to be fundamental to the way the list - and the archives - 
work. Our email address are posted in the archives, in clear, for anyone 
to harvest.
It doesn't seem to be anything that individual people can do anything 
about, or an issue of posting in HTML.  It is when the messages are 
converted to HTML  - including the headers - for the archives that the 
problem arises.

It even says so in the ATM info page:
"Note on privacy: the ATM list is not anonymous, and the e-mail address 
and name you subscribe with will be shown on your posts and in the list 
archives. If you wish to keep an e-mail address private, do not post 
from it."

I'm a bit surprised, this wouldn't be tolerated in Yahoo.

Chris

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