On Thu, 8 Oct 2009, Olin Lathrop wrote:

> Vitaliy wrote:
> > I agree with Adam. SpamAssassin (a free server-side install) will get
> > rid of 95% of the spam for you, and there are other techniques that
> > you can use to reduce the amount of spam you get, to a tiny trickle.
> > An easier solution that many people choose, is a Gmail account.
> 
> So nobody sees this as a privacy issue, with spam being only one effect of
> lack of privacy?
> 

Yes I do.

Actually there are many mailing lists that either obfuscate or remove the 
email address of the poster. There are even many software packages 
designed as addons for mailing lists that will do this. Don't ask me what 
they are because I can't remember off the top of my head. I looked into 
this many years ago.

Anyone who thinks including the poster's email address is the standard way 
of doing things is invited to look at the way Yahoo does it.

Regards
Sergio Masci

(who doesn't see any private emails whatsoever arriving at this PICLIST 
email address)

P.S. if the default is to remove the posters email address then the poster 
is at liberty to simply tack it on him/herself - hey presto, per user opt 
in (with or without crazy obfucation)!
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