Hi,
On Wed, 24 Sep 2003, 11:53pm +0100, [log in to unmask] wrote:
> > Here's something I don't understand. Why does it suffice
> > to disguise one's email address in a .signature -- for
> > instance, by saying "shenkin@ NOSPAM .schrodinger.com"?
> >
> > The email address appears in plain text in the To: or
> > From: line (or else it couldn't get to the recipient!),
> > and surely whatever bots or snooping tools that are used
> > ought to be able to pick them up out of there.
>
> Short answer: It doesn't.
>
> Long answer: Most addresses, at least until recently, are harvested from
> the web or from newsgroups.
Yes, of course. But is email to this group gatewayed to
the web or a newsgroup?
And I misspoke; of course, the From: can be spoofed. But
I thought that the To: had to be present in plain text
in order for the mail to be delivered. If I'm wrong about
this, then it's not misspeaking, but plain, old-fashioned
ignorance (of which I have my share).
-P.
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