Re: [NTLK] Forum

From: Ed Kummel (tech_ed_at_yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Jan 06 2003 - 16:52:46 EST


And what security will we have against email
harvesters who scour the NGs for email addresses for
UCE lists?
Personally, I don't mind 100, 200 or 300 NTLK emails,
even if they aren't all on-topic...but I cannot abide
by an increase in UCEs that I already receive. My
Yahoo account only allows 6mb of emails, so I have to
be quite diligent in cleaning out this address on a
regular basis!
Ed
web/gadget guru
http://newton.tek-ed.com (download Newton packages)
http://npds.tek-ed.com (my NPDS server and it's new
subdomain)

--- "victor_at_newtontalk.net" <victor_at_newtontalk.net>
wrote:
>
> Allow me to emphasize the words: READ-ONLY NNTP
> server. As in it would not
> accept any posts. Posts to the list would still
> have to come via e-mail
> through eCartis. Most news clients I've seen let
> you reply to a news
> message with an e-mail...
>
> This way I wouldn't have to deal with NNTP
> authentication, and still retain
> the security of having eCartis verify your e-mail
> address upon posting.
>
> -Victor
>
> Original Message:
> -----------------
> From: Martin Joseph martyNT_at_barknaturalpet.com
> Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2003 12:51:25 -0800
> Subject: Re: [NTLK] Forum
>
> On Monday, January 6, 2003, at 12:44 :-), Jeremy
> Bond Shepherd wrote:
>
> >
> >> Once again though, I'll offer to set up a
> read-only NNTP server - that
> >> way you control when you get Newtontalk, but
> through an NNTP client.
> >> That
> >> would be fairly trivial for me to set up.
> >
> > A mailing list to NNTP gateway? Oh yes! This would
> well and truly rock!
> > Please consider it if you have the time.
> >
> I also would love to be able to read newtontalk via
> inkspot on the Newt
> (ie NNTP)...
>
> I am wondering though if this would be a source of
> spam? In my
> experience posting to usenet has brought if a deluge
> of that crazy UCE
> (ie spam) if a correct return address is used.

=====
May every SPAM you receive magically come true.
 -Spencer F. Katt; eWeek magazine

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