RE: Obfuscation fails.

RE: Obfuscation fails.

[Igor Peshansky]

TITTTLing...

On Tue, 23 May 2006, Dave Korn wrote:

> On 23 May 2006 14:44, Arend-Jan Westhoff wrote:
>
> > In the last 8 hours I have received 4 spam e-mails on the forwarding
> > address I use exclusively for this list.
> > (Have never received any spam on it before.)
> >
> > This might suggest the level of obfuscation for e-mail addresses
> > displayed on this list needs to be upgraded.
>
>   There isn't any obfuscation if someone forgets to PCYMTNQREAIYR.
>
> http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2005-03/msg00258.html
> http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2006-03/msg00525.html
>
>   Nor is there any generic way for the mailing list to know if your
> mailer adds custom X- headers with your email address in plain:
>
> http://www.cygwin.com/cgi-bin/get-raw-msg?listname=cygwin&date=2005-03&msgid=1110016059.JPMCYAFVMHSL%40spammotel.com

Moreover, look at the message id, which actually contains the email
address in the clear.

> (although you could argue that X-Sender is commonplace enough that it
> should be added to the list of mungeable headers).

Yep, good point.

> > My current Cygwin e-mail address will self destruct within 5 minutes
> > from sending this e-mail.
>
>   Well, I wasn't going to Cc you anyway :)

Watch out for flying bits... :-)
	Igor
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