Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 17:13:23 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: "John M. Aldrich" <fighteer AT cs DOT com>, DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: djgpp 2.1?
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On 19 Feb 1998, DJ Delorie wrote:

> If you are replying via the mailing list, and anti-spam addresses
> bother you, DON'T REPLY, or let the reply bounce (as long as you send
> to the mailing list too).

I, for one thing, cannot afford to read carefully all the addresses just
to detect spam and not reply, or delete the fake address from the reply. 
I read the body and sometimes the subject; I don't care about who (or
what) sent the message.  Bouncing messages are a form of spam (and some
people even have to pay for it).

I refuse to be spammed on behalf of somebody else's anti-spam.  If I would
have cared that much for the spam (which takes a second to delete) I would
never post a single message.  People who ask for help should at least 
make the effort not to make it harder on me to help them.  If they don't, 
I will tell them that they are being rude.