http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=User%3AHalfasspete%2FEmailSpam 2026-04-22T03:53:49Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.35.1 http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php?title=User:Halfasspete/EmailSpam&diff=18945&oldid=prev 2006-02-17T20:30:37Z

<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>As we all know, junk email (spam) is a growing problem.<br /> <br /> Unscrupulous spammers have found numerous ways to collect email addresses, in order to send out solicitations and other junk.<br /> <br /> One of the easiest methods for doing this is using programs that look on web pages for email addresses.<br /> <br /> Since the Wiki is on the web, email addresses posted on the Wiki are vulnerable to being &quot;harvested&quot; by spammers.<br /> <br /> So, please do not post email addresses anywhere on the wiki.<br /> <br /> == exceptions ==<br /> There will of course be exceptions, but they will hopefully be very few.<br /> <br /> ; Free Geek public addresses<br /> : Free Geek has addresses @freegeek.org that are intended for public use. It&#039;s understood that some spam will come in, and it is dealt with. It&#039;s fine to post these addresses.<br /> * info@...<br /> * outreach@...<br /> *<br /> <br /> ; contact info that will be widely needed at Free Geek<br /> : If there&#039;s another option for keeping an address, best to use that. If not, obscure the address.<br /> * many people use the convention johndoe at johnscompany dot com (or similar.) This is NOT recommended, as it&#039;s pretty easy for programs to figure these conventions out.<br /> * I prefer the following: johndoe@johnscomp__y.com Leave a couple of underscores replacing letters that it will be easy for a human to figure out, and fill in.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> This page should describe the procedure people should use on the wiki, without going into a ton of detail. I also want to make a separate page with more background and detail. [[User:Halfasspete|Pete]]</div>

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