[Mailman-Developers] Opening up a few can o' worms here...

[Chuq Von Rospach]

On 7/16/02 12:19 PM, "John W Baxter" <jwblist@olympus.net> wrote:

> I don't think so, quite yet.  But I think we've reached the point that it
> is prudent for a user to use a different throwaway address for each
> different place one exposes one's address.  (The address I use here isn't
> unique, but it is throwaway.  And it isn't badly spammed yet.)

Problem is, many users don't know how. And one could argue who ought to
solve this problem. Should users be forced to jump through hoops to use a
mail list safely? Or is it the user's decision how safe to be? I could make
a pithy comparison between spammers, computer viruses, AIDS and safe sex,
but you'd all throw veggies at me.

> And we've reached the point that it's probably imprudent to gate mailing
> lists and Usenet (which we've never done anyhow).

Agreed, unless it's carefully controlled. We gateway only to internal,
private lists.

> I think the issue is larger than just mailing lists:  SMTP-based email will
> be unusable soon.

No, but it has to adapt and evolve. Quickly.


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