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baron · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 12:25 pm Post subject: LXF Magazines

Hi

I hope this is the right forum for this. I have every issue of the LXF since the inception, including Linux Answers. While I was learning Linux they helped me tremendously and I must have read them all at least three times.

They are getting rather bulky now and a lot of the info in the early issues is out of date. However before I ditch them I thought you might have some ideas
of other people or groups who could benefit from them.

So, if anyone interested my email address is graham.brogan@btinternet.com

grabro

Rhakios · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 1:24 pm Post subject: RE: LXF Magazines

I'm sure spam harvesters will be very interested in your e-mail address. I suggest you ask people to PM you, that's what the forum's PM system is for.
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pootman · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 6:47 pm Post subject: RE: LXF Magazines

Maybe that should've been mentioned in one of the magazines?
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Rhakios · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:34 pm Post subject: RE: LXF Magazines

Yes, it could be put under "Manual for using the forums", just to make sure no-one reads it. Wink

As far as I know, there isn't a policy on these forums about posting your e-mail address in plain text (and thus easily harvestable) form, but on some boards it is forbidden. As you may have noticed, the e-mail link at the bottom of each message doesn't lead to anything if the user chooses to keep their address confidential.
Personally, I am against posting addresses so that they can be harvested, it only increases the amount of spam, by however small a degree for each additional case.
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towy71 · Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 9:30 pm Post subject: RE: LXF Magazines

Aye to that and to using bcc when forwarding those "cute wittle dawgies" Rolling Eyes

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M-Saunders · Moderator Joined: Mon Apr 11, 2005 1:14 pm Posts: 2881

Or another idea is to use my.name (at) SAYNOTOSPAM google.com or somesuch variant.

Or just get a Gmail account -- spam-free bliss Smile

M

Rhakios · Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 7:28 pm Post subject: RE: LXF Magazines

So Mike, is there an official forum policy on posting unobscured e-mail addresses?
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nelz · Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 9:00 am Post subject: RE: LXF Magazines

I don't know about policy, but here are the addresses from the spam I've just deleted Smile

phoneassuure_ltdsss@yahoo.com
phoneassuure_ltd@fastermail.com
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M-Saunders · Moderator Joined: Mon Apr 11, 2005 1:14 pm Posts: 2881

No policy -- I think everyone who visits a Linux forum will be aware of spam risks and post accordingly.

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Hudzilla · Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 1:51 pm Post subject: RE: LXF Magazines

Baron: FWIW, there's a real shortage of particular issues of LXF. Most notably: Linux Answers, LXF6, LXF11, LXF20, LXF21 and LXF59.

Rhakios · Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 5:41 pm Post subject: Re: RE: LXF Magazines

Rhakios · Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 5:42 pm Post subject: Re: RE: LXF Magazines

towy71 · Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:17 pm Post subject: RE: Re: RE: LXF Magazines

me too, disks and all <jumping in the air excitedly smiley>
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Dutch_Master · LXF regular Joined: Tue Mar 27, 2007 2:49 am Posts: 2354

Well, if 2 suppliers offer the same mechandise, prices go down Wink

(no, I'm not even remotely interested Razz

)

Rhakios · Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 7:40 pm Post subject: RE: Re: RE: LXF Magazines

<creeps round to towy's place with a molotov cocktail>

How many suppliers did you say?
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