Re: [Evolution] I guess I am going to have to change my e-maill address.

[Aaron Konstam <akonstam sbcglobal net>]

On Mon, 2012-08-27 at 06:55 -0400, Adam Tauno Williams wrote:
> On Mon, 2012-08-27 at 14:41 +0800, Oon-Ee Ng wrote: 
> > On Sun, Aug 26, 2012 at 11:54 PM, Paul's unattended mail
> > <paul murphy-eo5svjlg cool fr nf> wrote:
> > > The new address should not be given to anyone.
> > While I understand what you meant, that would kind of defeat the
> > purpose of email, no? =p
>
> Yes, and why this whole notion of hidden and revolving and multiple
> addresses is just stupid;  suddenly it is very difficult for me to
> contact someone I have a legitimate reason to communicate with.
>
> I've had the address awilliam whitemice org for decades, never hidden
> it, it is published *everywhere* from PDF files to Usenet groups to mail
> list archives.  The SPAM level is pretty minimal.   And people I haven't
> communicated with for a decade can still contact me if they need to.
>
> Please do not break e-mail, just learn to use the tools.
>
> For me it is (a) SPAMhause RBL, (b) greylist milter, and (c)
> SPAMAssasin.  All pretty basic setup, requires basically zero
> care-and-feeding.  Any ISP or whomever should be able to provide an
> equivalent [or better].  I'm certains FastMAIL.fm provides a good
> solution if you need it from a third-party [if you go with a third-party
> please choose one that is actually Open and supports Open Source as
> something beyond a ramp into proprietary services and protocols].
>
> I'd advise you to *not* rely on 'local' solutions like Junk mail filters
> - this is a job for the mail server - I just set a SIEVE rule to place
> everything categorized as SPAM into the SPAM folder - then it happens
> even if I don't check my mail.
I thank everyone who responded. Spamassassin works pretty well and my
spam has become minimal.

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