Re: [Security-Discuss] This is odd, too

Anne Wilson <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.linux.mandrake.security.general
Message-ID <[email protected]>
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On Thursday 27 May 2004 11:24, KevinO wrote:
>
> Mozilla collects email addresses, and it has proven handy, albeit on
> rare occasions.
>
It is configurable, though.  I set up boxes to collect on outgoing, not 
incoming.  Who wants all those spam addresses anyway?

> One shouldn't expect people they don't know well to protect their
> address, nearly as much as the person that they do know.
>
> There is a BCC button on pretty much all email clients. It is there
> for a reason.

Most non-tech users haven't a clue about such things.  They accept the 
default setup with no idea that it leaves them open to compromise.  Ah 
well, we educate those we can and have no option but to live with the 
rest.

Anne
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