> From: chuqui@plaidworks.com (Chuq Von Rospach)
> Newsgroups: comp.mail.list-admin.policy
> Subject: Warning: RECIPIENT lists are being acquired....
> Date: 29 Nov 1995 21:54:53 GMT
> Organization: Cynicism R Us
> Message-ID: <49ikrd$t7i@news.zNET.net>
>
> Sort of an FYI. I noticed an address very carefully trying to grab the
> recipients list for all of my user lists today via RECIPIENTS. When I
> sent email to ask why they were doing this, I got this response.
>
> Now, my site has these functions disabled -- I consider my subscription
> lists private, if only because I won't make it EASY for someone to grab
> them and spam them beyond my control. But to just grab every mailing
> list they can find for this purpose, without even bothering to ask
> permission FIRST bothers the hell out of me.
>
> I figured I'd pass along the word here, so that others who don't like
> this can lock down their user lists -- and perhaps tell the people
> doing this what they think of it.
>
> By the way, I consider the paragraph...
>
> > The information will be used in a white pages directory through which
> > one can look up individuals by name; this query will -not- result in
> > the sending of junk e-mail.
>
> ...ludicrous. The people CREATING the database may not use it for spam.
> i'll guarantee others will.....
>
> Please feel free to pass this note along to others you feel might be
> interested. And think real hard whether or not you want your user lists
> open where anyone can borrow a copy without asking first......
>
> chuq
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>
>
>
> << start of forwarded material >>
>
> > Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 13:38:34 -0800
> > From: robotinfo1@iaf.net
> > Subject: robot1@iaf.net activity explanation
> > To: Chuq Von Rospach <root@plaidworks.com> (by way of
> Dwight Merriman <dmerriman@iaf.net>)
> >
> > Information regarding robot1@iaf.net activity.
> >
> > robot1@iaf.net is an automated agent that is gathering addresses
> > from various sources including publicly-accessible mailing lists.
> >
> > The information will be used in a white pages directory through which
> > one can look up individuals by name; this query will -not- result in
> > the sending of junk e-mail.
> >
> > Mailing lists with the word "private" in the list name or description
> > will automatically be excluded from processing. To exclude your site's
> > lists from processing, send an email to this address containing the command:
> >
> > exclude <server_address>
> >
> > where <server_address> is the e-mail address of the list server whose
> > groups are to be excluded.
> >
> > For human assistance, please email dmerriman@iaf.net.
>
> << end of forwarded material >>
>
>
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