Mike Werner wrote:
> James Newton wrote:
> <snip>
> > You can specify a B.S. reply to address but that would just make it harder
> > for people to reply to you. You could specify a B.S. "who you are" email
> > address in your email clients account setup for the smtp server you send
> > email from but I wonder if most ISPs will still allow you to post. And I
> > believe the list server would not allow you to post as well. Mike? Mark? I'm
> > not an expert on this.
>
> Depends on the ISP and how they have their system configured.  Some ISPs
> have their system to block any attempted outgoing mail that has headers like
> this - it's a tactic commonly used by spammers.
>
> As far as the list server is concerned, if the address in the From: line
> doesn't match the address that you subscribed from it'll reject your post.

You CAN throw in something like mwillis-REMOVE-@-THIS-.foxinternet.net
and many ISP's will let you post as the domain resolves (foxinternet.net
exists) - The Piclist would indeed then reject your post, however.

> > Anyway, there is also a list server command that allows any (member?
> > anyone?) to request a list of subscribers.
>
> The list is configured so that only admins can issue that command.  Anyone
> else that tries to issue that command gets a "Command not allowed" type
> message back from the server.
>
> > You can prevent yourself from showing up on that list by sending:
> >
> > SET PICLIST CONCEAL to LISTSERV@mitvma.mit.edu
> > mailto:LISTSERV@mitvma.mit.edu?body=SET%20PICLIST%20CONCEAL
> >
> > This allows the user to be concealed from the REVIEW command. Note that the
> > list owner or LISTSERV maintainer can always get the complete list of
> > subscribers, regardless of this setting.
>
> Since only admins can do a REVIEW of the list, this is a more or less moot
> point.  Especially since admins that do a REVIEW would get a list of
> *everyone*, regardless of their conceal setting.

And Conceal doesn't protect you from Archive scraping or subbing to the
PICList, and gathering e-mail addresses that way.

(Methinks erecting gallows at each major highway intersection may be THE
solution to this problem, I know I could find volunteers to string 'em
up.  Theft of service is theft, even when it's petty on the per-person
end of things, the sum total gets quite large.)

I have yet to hear ANY response from MOT at all - I am NOT impressed.
I'd expected at least an "it won't happen again", perhaps I should
escalate this.

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> Mike Werner  KA8YSD           |  "Where do you want to go today?"
>                               |  "As far from Redmond as possible!"
> '91 GS500E                    |
> Morgantown WV                 |  Only dead fish go with the flow.

  Mark

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