[Dovecot] BEWARE: This list is being harvested for leads

[dovecot-20120517 at billmail.scconsult.com]

On 17 May 2012, at 9:46, Charles Marcus wrote:

> On 2012-05-17 9:38 AM, Bill Cole 
> <dovecot-20110531 at billmail.scconsult.com> wrote:
>> A spammer claiming to be '"Tim Saarela" <tim.saarela at dovecot.fi>' is
>> sending out a pitch for "Enterprise Level Support" for Dovecot. The
>> address of mine which he hit is only ever used for this mailing list, 
>> so
>> it is clear that whatever the mechanism, this list is being harvested
>> for commercial leads.
>
> Chill, Bill...
>
> Tim is working closely with Timo, and I'm sure got Timo's permission 
> to send that email to list subscribers.

I subscribed to the Dovecot Users mailing list, not "Whatever spam Timo 
thinks is justifiable."

If the terms of subscription are that the former includes the latter, 
that's a choice Timo has the power to make and I hope he will make that 
choice explicit. It would certainly settle what I tell people who ask my 
opinion of Dovecot Solutions Oy.