[thelist] Hiveware email address encoder

[Alexander C. Garcia]

Rudy

  I respectfully disagree. Your logic is akin to someone stealing a freshly
baked pie, on someone's windowsill, and it's the baker's fault for leaving
it out there in the first place! All the spammer's know that e-mail's are
unwanted, just like all the telemarketers know that all their phone calls
are unwelcome as well.
  E-mail address's are there for legitimate business reasons and not for
unwelcome marketing attempts, by people looking for a sucker to scam. It's
ridiculous to think that I can't advertise my e-mail address without
worrying that I'll be bombarded by con-artists, there needs to be some kind
of protection there. If someone were to look at my resume online they would
easily find my name, address and telephone number. But I don't worry that
some lunatic will come to my house and harass me because I know the
law-enforcement agencies will come to my aid. (I hope! :)).
  I agree that measures now a day's should be taken, by creating a form, but
to place the blame on us, for something we don't want or ask for, is
ridiculous.

Peace be with you.

Alexander Garcia
Alexander at Garcia.Name

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> > > How do you suggest I as an individual "not condone email
> > > harvesting"?
> >
> > by making sure that your email cannot be picked up by spambots
>
> Boy, Rudy I find that comment nothing short of amazing!
> So it is MY fault I get spam!

yes, it sure is

go outside when it's raining, and you'll get wet

put a mailto: on your web page, and you'll get spam

i'm amazed that you're amazed

and let's be clear, there are two different kinds of sites -- personal and
professional

a professional site should be using a web form, an 800 number, a snail mail
address, and yes, if it has the big bucks to implement fancy-schmancy spam
filters, go ahead and post a mailto on the site

a personal site?  well, YOU are responsible for that, and if YOU put a
mailto on YOUR site then YOU are gonna get spam, and it *is* YOUR fault

like i said, i'm amazed that you're amazed

especially for a guy who knows who squidward is --  YOU amaze ME


rudy

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