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From: "Dave Korn" <dave DOT korn AT artimi DOT com>
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Subject: RE: Obfuscation fails.
Date: Tue, 23 May 2006 14:58:59 +0100
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On 23 May 2006 14:44, Arend-Jan Westhoff wrote:

> In the last 8 hours I have received 4 spam e-mails on the forwarding
> address I use exclusively for this list.
> (Have never received any spam on it before.)
> 
> This might suggest the level of obfuscation for e-mail addresses displayed
> on this list needs to be upgraded.

  There isn't any obfuscation if someone forgets to PCYMTNQREAIYR.

http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2005-03/msg00258.html 
http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2006-03/msg00525.html

  Nor is there any generic way for the mailing list to know if your mailer
adds custom X- headers with your email address in plain:

http://www.cygwin.com/cgi-bin/get-raw-msg?listname=cygwin&date=2005-03&msgid=1
110016059.JPMCYAFVMHSL%40spammotel.com

(although you could argue that X-Sender is commonplace enough that it should
be added to the list of mungeable headers).

> My current Cygwin e-mail address will self destruct within 5 minutes from
> sending this e-mail.

  Well, I wasn't going to Cc you anyway :)

    cheers,
      DaveK
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Can't think of a witty .sigline today....


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