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| From | "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.comp.software.firefox |
| Subject | Re: Filtering Eejit |
| Date | 2026-07-14 19:55 +0200 |
| Organization | XXII |
| Message-ID | <nbnbggF8v3dU2@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | (4 earlier) <1133b7k$3q5lu$1@dont-email.me> <1133fh7$3rrq0$1@dont-email.me> <nbl2cdFqvl2U1@mid.individual.net> <nbmvj1F76caU1@mid.individual.net> <nbnai3F4s76U1@mid.individual.net> |
On Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:39:15 +0200, Carlos E. R. wrote: > I don't remember if there is a separate setting for news and email in > Thunderbird. I have display of email address on in email because it > allows one to find out people that try to fake their identity. > > For example: > > Your Bank <banking@promotions.com> > > If you hide the email, you only see "Your Bank" and might think it is a > true mail from your bank, whereas displaying the email address you see > that it is not. Or at least that it is suspect. > > Windows software likely tend to hid the address, same as it hides the > extension, allowing tricks to be played on users. That's not such a bad idea. I use TB as a mailclient, but display isn't showing the e-mailaddress. That hasn't stopped me from recognising every phishing mail that I have received though. But still, not a bad idea. -- s|b
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Filtering Eejits Dnews <dnews@triffid.co.uk> - 2026-07-12 09:25 +0100
Re: Filtering Eejits Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-07-12 08:29 +0000
Re: Filtering Eejits "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2026-07-12 11:16 +0200
Re: Filtering Eejits "John C." <r9jmg0@yahoo.com> - 2026-07-12 04:07 -0700
Re: Filtering Eejits "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2026-07-12 14:01 +0200
Re: Filtering Eejits Dave <dnews@triffid.co.uk> - 2026-07-12 21:01 +0100
Re: Filtering Eejits "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2026-07-12 23:02 +0200
Re: Filtering Eejits "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2026-07-12 21:51 +0000
Re: Filtering Eejits "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2026-07-13 07:40 +0200
Re: Filtering Eejits "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2026-07-13 06:04 +0000
Re: Filtering Eejits "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2026-07-13 08:17 +0200
Re: Filtering Eejits "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2026-07-13 09:00 +0000
Re: Filtering Eejits "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2026-07-13 12:20 +0200
Re: Filtering Eejits "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-07-13 18:02 +0200
Re: Filtering Eejits Dnews <dnews@triffid.co.uk> - 2026-07-13 19:32 +0100
Re: Filtering Eejits "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2026-07-13 21:35 +0200
Re: Filtering Eejits "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2026-07-13 18:36 +0000
Re: Filtering Eejits "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2026-07-13 21:32 +0200
Re: Filtering Eejits "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2026-07-13 21:49 +0200
Re: Filtering Eejits "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-07-13 23:07 +0200
Re: Filtering Eejits "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-07-14 16:32 +0200
Re: Filtering Eejit "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-07-14 19:39 +0200
Re: Filtering Eejit "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-07-14 19:55 +0200
Re: Filtering Eejit "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-07-14 20:08 +0200
Re: Filtering Eejits Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-07-28 23:02 +0000
Re: Filtering Eejit Nobody <jock@soccer.com> - 2026-07-14 12:52 -0700
Re: Filtering Eejit "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-07-14 23:15 +0200
Re: Filtering Eejit Nobody <jock@soccer.com> - 2026-07-14 15:53 -0700
Re: Filtering Eejit Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2026-07-15 21:00 +1000
Re: Filtering Eejit "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-07-15 13:37 +0200
Re: Filtering Eejit Nobody <jock@soccer.com> - 2026-07-15 08:44 -0700
Re: Filtering Eejit dillinger <dillinger@not.invalid> - 2026-07-15 18:13 +0200
Re: Filtering Eejit Nobody <jock@soccer.com> - 2026-07-15 10:06 -0700
Re: Filtering Eejit "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-07-15 20:59 +0200
Re: Filtering Eejit "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-07-15 17:35 +0200
Re: Filtering Eejits Dnews <dnews@triffid.co.uk> - 2026-07-14 07:45 +0100
Re: Filtering Eejits "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-07-12 23:10 +0200
Re: Filtering Eejits Mr Xi Ji Ping <ping@china.cn> - 2026-07-12 17:15 +0100
Re: Filtering Eejits "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-07-12 13:49 +0200
Re: Filtering Eejits "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-07-12 14:13 +0200
Re: Filtering Eejits dillinger <dillinger@not.invalid> - 2026-07-12 19:21 +0200
Re: Filtering Eejits "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-07-12 22:20 +0200
Re: Filtering Eejits <-- Islam? Muslim? Holy Curse? "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-07-12 21:00 +0800
Re: Filtering Eejits <-- Islam? Muslim? Holy Curse? Dnews <dnews@triffid.co.uk> - 2026-07-12 21:05 +0100
Re: Filtering Eejits <-- Islam? Muslim? Holy Curse? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-07-13 02:53 +0000
Re: Filtering Eejits <-- Islam? Muslim? Holy Curse? Dnews <dnews@triffid.co.uk> - 2026-07-13 12:03 +0100
Re: Filtering Eejits <-- Islam? Muslim? Holy Curse? "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-07-14 01:26 +0800
Re: Filtering Eejits <-- Islam? Muslim? Holy Curse? "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com> - 2026-07-13 18:50 +0000
Re: Filtering Eejits <-- Islam? Muslim? Holy Curse? Jack Lemmon <Jack.Lemmon@invalid.invalid> - 2026-07-14 07:00 +0100
Filtering Eejits <-- Islam? Muslim? Holy Curse? Dnews <dnews@triffid.co.uk> - 2026-07-14 08:13 +0100
Re: Filtering Eejits <-- Islam? Muslim? Holy Curse? Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2026-07-14 21:19 +1000
Re: Filtering Eejits <-- Islam? Muslim? Holy Curse? R Daneel Olivaw <Danni@hyperspace.vogon.gov.invalid> - 2026-07-29 14:55 +0200
Re: Filtering Eejits "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2026-07-12 21:02 +0800
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