The "modifications" didn't start until recently, so of course you will see unmodified messages out there. Fortunately few spam "spiders" ever look BACK in time, those messages will almost certainly not be located on any active news server out there (except for the special "long storage" ones). TTYL > -----Original Message----- > From: pic microcontroller discussion list > [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Kyrre Aalerud > Sent: May 10, 2003 19:41 > To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU > Subject: Re: [OT]: Mail addres mining of the web... > > > No modification on some of the ones I found. I found a lot with > modifications too, but some were without. The ungarbled ones were spread > from June 2000 to November 2002, almost 100 total in a single > search... No > wonder I get spammed! > > KreAture > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Herbert Graf" > To: > Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2003 1:12 AM > Subject: Re: [OT]: Mail addres mining of the web... > > > > It is my understanding that the address as it is in that newsgroup is > > modified so that it's useless to spammers. For example, in a recent post > my > > address is as follows: > > > > Herbert Graf (mailinglist@FARCITE.We.Hate.SP.AM.NET) > > > > Are you saying yours isn't being modified? TTYL > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: pic microcontroller discussion list > > > [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Kyrre Aalerud > > > Sent: May 10, 2003 19:16 > > > To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU > > > Subject: [OT]: Mail addres mining of the web... > > > > > > > > > I have a big problem with spam on my primary account. > > > Turns out that even if the piclist archives was password-protected, > there > > > also existed a newsgroup archive... comp.arch.embedded.piclist > > > and there my > > > address open for grabs. > > > > > > Is there a way to get them to remove the address? It shows up > > > using google > > > too... > > > > > > KreAture > > > > > > -- > > > http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! > > > email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body > > > > > > > -- > > http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! > > email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body > > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! > email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body > -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body