Thread: email addresses
Can you please stop displaying the email addresses on bug reports? It's one thing to require an email address - it's another thing entirely to publish it for spam address harvesting bots. This is an example page... http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-bugs/2009-12/msg00092.php
Mike Landis wrote: > Can you please stop displaying the email addresses on bug reports? > It's one thing to require an email address - it's another thing > entirely to publish it for spam address harvesting bots. > > This is an example page... > http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-bugs/2009-12/msg00092.php fwiw, I suspect far more email addresses are harvested from virus infected users having their local email address books and inboxes scanned than are scanned off web pages. its easier and cheaper.
On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 11:13 PM, Mike Landis <mlandis@pnmx.com> wrote: > Can you please stop displaying the email addresses on bug reports?=A0 It'= s one > thing to require an email address - it's another thing entirely to publish > it for spam address harvesting bots. > > This is an example page... > http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-bugs/2009-12/msg00092.php Eh? I thought we used to obscure emails on these pages. Am I wrong, or did something get changed? ...Robert
Robert Haas escribió: > On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 11:13 PM, Mike Landis <mlandis@pnmx.com> wrote: > > Can you please stop displaying the email addresses on bug reports? It's one > > thing to require an email address - it's another thing entirely to publish > > it for spam address harvesting bots. > > > > This is an example page... > > http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-bugs/2009-12/msg00092.php > > Eh? I thought we used to obscure emails on these pages. Am I wrong, > or did something get changed? It broke, you complained a couple of months ago, it hasn't been fixed :-( As usual, I can't promise a quick fix but I'll move it to the top of my todo list. -- Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/ PostgreSQL Replication, Consulting, Custom Development, 24x7 support
On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 9:16 AM, Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com> wrote: > Robert Haas escribi=F3: >> On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 11:13 PM, Mike Landis <mlandis@pnmx.com> wrote: >> > Can you please stop displaying the email addresses on bug reports?=A0 = It's one >> > thing to require an email address - it's another thing entirely to pub= lish >> > it for spam address harvesting bots. >> > >> > This is an example page... >> > http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-bugs/2009-12/msg00092.php >> >> Eh? =A0I thought we used to obscure emails on these pages. =A0Am I wrong, >> or did something get changed? > > It broke, you complained a couple of months ago, it hasn't been fixed > :-( =A0As usual, I can't promise a quick fix but I'll move it to the top > of my todo list. Oh, actually I think it was Bruce that complained, but it was my email that was in the example he mentioned. Our archives are really useful, but the code seems prone to mysterious regressions for reasons that are not clear to me. ...Robert
i am learning to use reply all, but having reply go to the list by default, rather than the last person that replies might be useful as well. On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 4:08 PM, Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 9:16 AM, Alvaro Herrera > <alvherre@commandprompt.com> wrote: > > Robert Haas escribi=F3: > >> On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 11:13 PM, Mike Landis <mlandis@pnmx.com> wrote: > >> > Can you please stop displaying the email addresses on bug reports? > It's one > >> > thing to require an email address - it's another thing entirely to > publish > >> > it for spam address harvesting bots. > >> > > >> > This is an example page... > >> > http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-bugs/2009-12/msg00092.php > >> > >> Eh? I thought we used to obscure emails on these pages. Am I wrong, > >> or did something get changed? > > > > It broke, you complained a couple of months ago, it hasn't been fixed > > :-( As usual, I can't promise a quick fix but I'll move it to the top > > of my todo list. > > Oh, actually I think it was Bruce that complained, but it was my email > that was in the example he mentioned. > > Our archives are really useful, but the code seems prone to mysterious > regressions for reasons that are not clear to me. > > ...Robert > > -- > Sent via pgsql-bugs mailing list (pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org) > To make changes to your subscription: > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-bugs >