Re: Address munging

On Sun, 07 Jun 2020 22:40:09 +0200, Adam Sjøgren wrote:

> Beartooth writes:
> 
>> 	Summary: in my experience, the munging  has benefited everyone
>> involved.
> 
> None of your examples seem to have been affected by address encryption
> in Gmane.
> 
> Also the bad experiences seem connected to usenet, not Gmane?
> 
> How do you think address encryption in Gmane has benefited everyone
> involved?

	When a list is exposed without protection, it gets so much cruft 
that the listowners remove it, or should, at once. On Gmane, it can go on 
remaining accessible via newsreader for years, with no trouble. Seems to 
me the munging is one essential feature which makes Gmane the treasure it 
is.