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Posted by dorayme on 10/12/06 21:32
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<1160641713.526446.89430@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com>,
"John Dunlop" <usenet+2004@john.dunlop.name> wrote:
> dorayme:
>
> [re overcoming e-mail address obfuscation]
>
> > If it is so little effort, what is your theory about why it is so
> > effective (if it is as recent indications suggest)? Perhaps I can
> > help you:
>
> No help needed, dorayme, thank you. Someone in this thread has already
> advanced a plausible theory: laziness. Even the slightest extra
> effort is too much because unobfuscated e-mail addresses are plentiful,
> easy pickings even. No need to stretch.
I am in a picky mood, just excuse and ignore it: the lazy theory
is inadequate, not so plausible. You do need help. Go and study
the robber analogy of mine, the robber is not lazy. He can get
what he wants from unsecured houses. He is rationalising his
resources.
>
> > The point is this though: robbers tend to go for the low lying
> > fruit first and there is plenty enough of that to go around. Do
> > you understand what I am saying? No need to crash through even
> > slightly heavier security.
>
> Yes, but I am merely pointing out that obfuscating e-mail addresses is
> inferior to real security; I am not claiming to know what harvesters
> actually do!
>
You were giving a different impression to me at least. I was
getting a message from your words that it was ineffective, that
it would not deter. You did not make things so utterly clear. You
did not say out loud, yes, it will reduce spam but these are the
downsides... You gave the impression of conflating these issues.
> Mind that old axiom 'security by obscurity gives a false sense of
> security'?
<g> I have a car protection system I made myself that is a sort
of inverse of this! It consists of a "key" and "switch" that is
not hidden from view, it is just not obvious to anyone's mind. It
gives me a great sense of security and has worked on a number of
occasions, both on my car and my daughter's and a neighbours'...
> Deal with spam at your end; don't pass the buck.
It is not my spam. Tell that to my client. But, Jock, be careful,
he is 6 foot 8 inches and built like a brick shit-house, has red
hair and is not delicate, if you know what I mean. I think I will
use en encoding just on this occasion...
--
dorayme
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