[Cialug] OT: Farming of e-mail addresses

[Nathan C. Smith]

Could they be getting them from the list archives?  There are mailman
settings to "obfuscate" email addresses (smith from ipmvs dot com)  and to
make the archives off-limits except to list members.  (that won't help if
they join the list though).  We could also add a policy to the first message
the list sends (and the bottom of every message) that indicates proper uses
of the lists and addresses.

-Nate

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Pohl [mailto:tom@tcpconsulting.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 10:03 AM
To: cialug@cialug.org
Subject: Re: [Cialug] OT: Farming of e-mail addresses



It appears that they sent it through xroads.net mail server.  Their TOS 
are located here: http://xroads.net/Terms%20and%20Conditions.pdf

Unfortunately, the terms seem very vague and don't seem to have the 
normal "don't do illegal things" in it.  If we really wanted to be 
bastards, I'd say let's complain to their ISP, but since they offer 
consulting services, I'd bet that they setup the scraping system that 
they use ;)

-Tom

On Apr 6, 2005, at 9:51 AM, Jon Clemons wrote:

> Yes, I received the same message.
> I replied inquiring where they obtained my email address
> and got a run around non response.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: <timwilson011@mchsi.com>
> To: <cialug@cialug.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 9:45 AM
> Subject: [Cialug] OT: Farming of e-mail addresses
>
>
>> All,
>>
>> I recently received an e-mail from Amanda Matijevich of Executive
>> Resources.  At
>> first, I thought this was a post to the list, but I later realized 
>> the Subject
>> line did not of the typical [Cialug] pre-pended to it.  This message 
>> was
>> received at two different e-mail addresses.  Both e-mail addresses are
>> subscribed to the LUG list.  I can see SPAM appearing on one or the 
>> other
>> address, but not both at the same time.  Call my paranoid, but it 
>> appears
>> someone is farming our e-mail addresses for their own personal gain.  
>> Has anyone
>> else received this message?
>>
>> --
>> Tim W.
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