[CALUG] OT: addresses and phone numbers

[Gareth Digby]

Hi W,

That has happened to me because someone posted an email I'd sent them directly to the CALUG mailing list without removing my personal details!

:-(

G

On Aug 7, 2012, at 12:20 PM, Walt Smith <waltechmail at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 
> 
> But I thought the following Q might
> be of curiosity.
> 
> I notice a trend for a lot of posters on
> several email lists to include complete home/office
> geo addresses and home phone numbers, email addresses etc 
> in email postings.
> 
> As a stretch, I can see this might be required or desired
> if posting from a work email address.
> 
> 
> But it also looks like a big security no no...
> Did I miss something in "requirements" from somewhere ??
> Or do folk like getting telemarketers and spam ?
> 
> 
> notice my postings have a "real" name although I have a
> separate other email address with alias.. ( not used here)
> but I always used a real name here solely from
> politeness and the fact I have a really commmon name
> ( more difficult to identify for locality )
> 
> 
> W....
> 
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