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Re: Receipts, Privacy and UCE

To: <brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Receipts, Privacy and UCE
From: "Dave White" <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 5 Dec 1998 16:24:20 -0000
Priority: low
Reply-to: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

>1. It has been pointed out that it is very easy for anyone posting
>messages to the list to "harvest" the e-mail addresses of everyone on
>the list.

Well most list servers allow you to get a list of them anyway.....

>2. I know several people have sent messages to the list asking for
>receipts. Personally I think that at least 99% of the time they have
>done it by accident.

Or by default MSOutlook allows you to default to this and is a bit of a pain
to turn off when you don't want it.....

>So, why not block the receipt requests at the list server? It stops
>people accidentally getting 1000's of recipts and it stops any
>potential miscreants from obtaining our e-mail addresses.

Seems like a good idea but only really to stop people accidentally getting
loads of messages as you suggest....

Dave


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