[ILUG] out of office replies (going OT)

[kevin lyda]

On Tue, Feb 24, 2004 at 08:38:44AM -0800, Rick Moen wrote:
> Maybe you should set up a mailing list to discuss the problem?  At a
> minimum, it would be a fine place to post, to find out who's in the
> office and who isn't.

this is the true stupidity of ooo replies to non-work addresses in
general and ooo replies to publically archived mailing lists in
particular.  i haven't looked into it a lot, but the messages seem
vaguely similar - close enough that google will find them.

all the enterprising thief needs to do is get a list of mailing lists
with many members in their area and search the archives.  or post to
those lists and see what ooo replies come back.  with that you'll get
a list of people who are likely on holidays and who might have things
you want to steal/fence (particularly with some specialised list topics).

on long trips most people have someone collect their mail or have the
post office hold their mail.  they do not have a recorded message saying
they're away when someone presses their doorbell.  i think a similar logic
should apply to email.  not that i want to inflict common sense on people.

kevin

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