DCML is misused by spam-"terrorists"?

[Rune Kristian Viken]

Laurdag 7. desember 2002 02:20 skreiv sigvald at duckburg.dk:
> Hi all!
> Sorry for this OT-mail, but lately I have been bombarded
> with American spam in both my mail-adresses. Since there
> is a possibillity that these spam-"terrorists" have found
> my and other mail-addresses via DCML I see it as my duty
> to warn you about it so that DCML's security, if possible,
> can be improved. 

*Sigh*

You sent this message in _four_ copies, to dcml?  Just to "prove your 
point" and spam the list-recipients?  

This is not the first time you start a ruckus on DCML about something 
totally off-topic.  While I hate spam as much as anybody (hell, i'm a 
regular reader/lurker of news.admin.net.abuse-email, _AND_ the SPAM-L 
list) - I really don't think this is the right mailinglist.

Sure, your email address is _probably_ harvested of the web.  And, its 
_probably_ harvested right out of the dcml-archives at <URL: 
http://stp.ling.uu.se/pipermail/dcml/2002-November/020350.html > , but 
you know what?  I really find it better to have the archives available 
for everyone on the web, indexed by google and other searchengines -- 
than having to manually have to locate and search through thousands of 
lists everytime I wonder about something.

Of course, one could always get the listadmin to munge the 
emailaddresses on those webpages, but . .. ehh .. it really won't stop 
the spam-problem.

If you want to fight spam, complain to the spammers providers (but 
please, LEARN HOW first!  And don't complain in your usual whining 
way!).  Don't kill the abuse-desk, but try to get'em to whack the 
spammer.

*sheez*

-- 
Rune Kristian Viken