Off Topic, But List Related -- Tired of Getting Spammed Via The Python List?

[Gerhard Häring]

Richard Biffl wrote in comp.lang.python:
> Good idea using different addresses so you can trace your spam (I do the
> same thing; it's a good use of a domain name). To avoid the spam in the
> first place, you may want to change the address to something like
> python at DONTSPAMgbronline.com. Humans will be able to see the correct
> address, and the address-harvesting bots, at least the dumb ones, will be
> thwarted.

If you don't want to receive any email replies from your email
messages, it's a much better idea to use an invalid address
explicitely marked as such (the 'invalid' TLD has been reserved for
this purpose):

    richard.biffl at no.email.replies.invalid
                                   ^^^^^^^

If you want to avoid spam and you have the necessary control over your
email setup, it's a good idea to use TMDA or expire your email
addresses very quickly. I've seen email addresses of this form:

    gerhard.haering-dated-2002-05-25 at mydomain.com
                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I'm not sure what software is used to create and expire these email
adresses, but it looks neat to me, while also not confusing either
users or MTAs.

Gerhard
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