[Mapserver-dev] IMPORTANT - host site for mapserver-dev to change

[Jan-Oliver Wagner]

On Wed, Oct 20, 2004 at 09:22:15AM -0500, Thomas E Burk wrote:
> >From: Jan-Oliver Wagner <jan at intevation.de>
> >Why don't you mass-subscribe those who are already on this list?
> 
> That causes problems due to improperly configured e-mail systems on the 
> users end. We want to have the subscribe/confirm reimplemented so the list 
> operates smoothly.

doesn't this manage you mailing list application?
AFAIK, e.g. MailMan does take care of this situation.

> We have had many (vocal) complaints in the past that this exposes e-mail 
> addresses to harvesters. Unfortuantely, the listserv software being used 
> does not provide for global hiding of addresses in the archive it creates. 
> There is a plan to create a separate archive, stripped of (or with 
> modification of) addresses, that is searchable by anyone, anywhere. That 
> is the change referred to in the earlier message.

A valid point! Still it is probably a bargain as long as no archiving
system is used that obfuscates the email addresses (no, I can't name
you one). From my side it does not matter to have harvesters collect the
email address since it is already catched somewhere else and I have
a spam filter.
So more imput from the users here is needed indeed.

An email-address-obfuscating copy of the archieve is probably the best
solution if there are enough complaints.

Best

	Jan

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