[thelist] spam, filters, etc (was hiveware)

[Tom Dell'Aringa]

--- Norman MacLeod <gaelwolf at waypt.com> wrote:
> 
> I think of e-mail address harvesting as something akin to someone
> going through the landfill and writing down all of the addresses 
> found in people's trash. [snip]

Sure, so do lot's of people. What does it have to do with filters!
Nothing! The Hiveware enkoder is there to put on my page so *I* can
cut down on my spam from email harvesters. Filters help me do the
same thing.

This is a *SEPARATE* issue from the fact that people actually DO
email harvesting. The enkoder was made in RESPONSE to email
harvesting. 

It's not a "filters vs. email harvesting" issue at all. Am I the only
one who sees this discussion as completely disjointed?

Filters are a necessary evil. Email harvesting is evil. The enkoder
is a nice tool should you choose to use it. It might help, it might
not. 

arrrgh!

Tom

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