In article <3ce5799e@news.povray.org>, tho### [at] trfde says...

> Second, it is a good protection against those who collect email addresses to
> flood you with spam.  If you prefer spam which you cannot control over cookies
> which you can control that may be your choice, but don't expect many to agree
> with you in this regard.

I didn't say that there should be made nothing to prevent spamming, but 
that it is generally better to perform such things server-side than 
asking the user to change something in their browser.

> If you look, the server does not show email addresses of posters. 

Oops. 
I assumed it does, because otherwise there are not really that much 
adresses to harvest anyway.

> Nobody, absolutely nobody is forcing you to use the web view.  If you don't
> like it, its cookies, or can't figure how to use it, don't use it.

I don't use it, a newsreader is IMO better anyway.
I just brought up the issue because I thought the usablility of the web 
interface isn't optimal.
I didn't want to complain, but thought a discussion if/how this could be 
made better could't hurt.

I now see that you think that cookie-thing is absolutely necessary and I 
don't have any problem with that.

> Oder auf Deutsch:  Einem geschenkten Gaul schaut man nicht in Maul ;-)



Lutz-Peter

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