This discussion has been enlightening and many of the posters have raised excellent points. However, I'm still confused on what seems to me to a basic issue:
Why does debian.org expose end-users email addresses for spammers or virus-spreaders to utilize? For the life of me, I don't understand the philosophical stance that insists that a poster _must_ expose his personal email address in order to participate. We are not using Arpanet. It is 2003, not 1982. Email is being used by many extremely vile characters whom the originators of email never had a clue would exist. Doesn't debian.org need to step up to the plate and recognize that end-users need some basic protection from the evil ones? This is a public list. If I want to to privately contact another user I can easily post a "please email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED]" and that user can email me or not, as he wishes. I happen to be fortunate enough to be on a speedy DSL line and run a mailserver where I can filter out the crap. Joe User with a modem is not. Swen is only the beginning. However, it's the harbinger of things to come that will destroy the utility of public listservs unless policies are instituted that attempt to stop it's spread. Jeff Elkins -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
