private data in list archive entries

Frank Ch. Eigler fche@elastic.org
Mon Nov 22 19:28:00 GMT 2004


Hi -


On Mon, Nov 22, 2004 at 05:56:35PM +0100, Bernhard.Schueller@springer-sbm.com wrote:
> dear webmaster/sourcemaster,
> 
> accidentally I found those two archive entries on the web:
> 
> lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnu-utils/2002-05/msg00232.html 
> lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnu-utils/2002-05/msg00296.html
> 
> sources.redhat.com/ml/bug-gnu-utils/2002-05/msg00228.html
> sources.redhat.com/ml/bug-gnu-utils/2002-05/msg00294.html
> 
> and was "horrified" as to see my full *private* address data being
> published on a public list
> 
> I never posted that to the list but sent individual e-mail,
> and thought it would be fair to reveal my identity

According to one copy in the raw mbox archives, at least the first message
appears to have been sent to the public mailing list directly by you.

> please be so kind and either delete those messages, or at least
> delete my private address information
> 
> thank you very much for your help!
> 
> (don't make my work address public either... ;-)
> 
> thanks again & kindest regards,
>  Bernhard Schüller

We are reassessing our current general policy of not revising
historical archives hosted on sourceware (sources.redhat.com etc.).
Please stand by.


- FChE



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