Any serious web crawler could go to the YKS Surnames List Home Page and click on each and every «EMAIL» and collect all the addresses there. I don't like publishing email addresses, but it is equally irresponsible for people to sign up and enter names in a database and then ignore changes so that other researchers are continuously inconvenienced by bouncing emails. It is not as if I didn't repeatedly tell people what to do when they change emails. If you had to delete dozens of entries at a time because of irresponsible submitters, you would probably understand. Besides, all any harvester has to do is go to the archives for any one of the lists on rootsweb and pick out the emails of people who post messages. I hate spam as much as most people, but I really think that one can go overboard with concern. A good spam filter does wonders. Magdalena ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Rouse" <admin@timewarp.demon.co.uk> To: <magdalena@blunham.com> Cc: "ENG-YKS-HALIFAX" <ENG-YKS-HALIFAX-L@rootsweb.com>; "YORKSGEN" <YORKSGEN-L@rootsweb.com>; "ENG-EAST-YORKS" <ENG-EAST-YORKS-L@rootsweb.com>; "ENG-LANCS-YORKS" <ENG-LANCS-YORKS-L@rootsweb.com>; "ENG-SHEFFIELD" <ENG-SHEFFIELD-L@rootsweb.com>; "ENG-YKS-CRAVEN" <ENG-YKS-CRAVEN-L@rootsweb.com>; "ENG-YKS-DEWSBURY" <ENG-YKS-DEWSBURY-L@rootsweb.com>; "ENG-YKS-DONCASTER" <ENG-YKS-DONCASTER-L@rootsweb.com>; "ENG-YKS-HULL" <ENG-YKS-HULL-L@rootsweb.com>; "ENG-YORKSHIRE" <ENG-YORKSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 1:22 PM Subject: Re: {not a subscriber} YKS Surnames List - Duplicate/Triplicate Submissions > In message <28374657$1117466676429b30340804f4.37895406@config3.schlund.d > e>, magdalena@blunham.com writes > > > >I apologize to all the List Administrators for posting this long list of > >individuals who have submitted names in duplicate, and even triplicate, > >but each with different email addresses. > > > >Please, everyone, look to see whether you are one of these multiple > >submitters and email me with details of which submission is the one I > >am supposed to keep and which I am supposed to delete. You may wish to > >double-check your entry at the same time. > > > >Many thanks everyone, > > > >Magdalena > > Can I say I find it very irresponsible to post a list of e-mail > addresses that will now be searchable by web crawlers visiting the > Rootsweb site. We get enough spam without unmunged addresses being > published like this, > > John > -- > John Rouse > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 267.2.0 - Release Date: 27/05/05 >

If those e-mail addresses are dead anyway how is it going to hurt if they're harvested? Surely the whole point of them being listed was that any mail sent to them is bouncing? Just a thought! Shelagh On 5/31/05, Magdalena Gorrell Guimaraens <magdalena@oninet.pt> wrote: > Any serious web crawler could go to the YKS Surnames List Home Page and > click on each and every «EMAIL» and collect all the addresses there. > > I don't like publishing email addresses, but it is equally irresponsible > for people to sign up and enter names in a database and then ignore changes > so that other researchers are continuously inconvenienced by bouncing > emails. > > It is not as if I didn't repeatedly tell people what to do when they > change emails. If you had to delete dozens of entries at a time because of > irresponsible submitters, you would probably understand. > > Besides, all any harvester has to do is go to the archives for any one of > the lists on rootsweb and pick out the emails of people who post messages. > > I hate spam as much as most people, but I really think that one can go > overboard with concern. A good spam filter does wonders. > > Magdalena > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Rouse" <admin@timewarp.demon.co.uk> > To: <magdalena@blunham.com> > Cc: "ENG-YKS-HALIFAX" <ENG-YKS-HALIFAX-L@rootsweb.com>; "YORKSGEN" > <YORKSGEN-L@rootsweb.com>; "ENG-EAST-YORKS" <ENG-EAST-YORKS-L@rootsweb.com>; > "ENG-LANCS-YORKS" <ENG-LANCS-YORKS-L@rootsweb.com>; "ENG-SHEFFIELD" > <ENG-SHEFFIELD-L@rootsweb.com>; "ENG-YKS-CRAVEN" > <ENG-YKS-CRAVEN-L@rootsweb.com>; "ENG-YKS-DEWSBURY" > <ENG-YKS-DEWSBURY-L@rootsweb.com>; "ENG-YKS-DONCASTER" > <ENG-YKS-DONCASTER-L@rootsweb.com>; "ENG-YKS-HULL" > <ENG-YKS-HULL-L@rootsweb.com>; "ENG-YORKSHIRE" > <ENG-YORKSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 1:22 PM > Subject: Re: {not a subscriber} YKS Surnames List - Duplicate/Triplicate > Submissions > > > > In message <28374657$1117466676429b30340804f4.37895406@config3.schlund.d > > e>, magdalena@blunham.com writes > > > > > >I apologize to all the List Administrators for posting this long list > of > > >individuals who have submitted names in duplicate, and even triplicate, > > >but each with different email addresses. > > > > > >Please, everyone, look to see whether you are one of these multiple > > >submitters and email me with details of which submission is the one I > > >am supposed to keep and which I am supposed to delete. You may wish to > > >double-check your entry at the same time. > > > > > >Many thanks everyone, > > > > > >Magdalena > > > > Can I say I find it very irresponsible to post a list of e-mail > > addresses that will now be searchable by web crawlers visiting the > > Rootsweb site. We get enough spam without unmunged addresses being > > published like this, > > > > John > > -- > > John Rouse > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 267.2.0 - Release Date: 27/05/05 > > > > > ==== ENG-SHEFFIELD Mailing List ==== > All internet users should have a virus detection program installed. If you dont have one then please install one immediately. > ***** You Know It Makes Sense ***** > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >