From bb575f38b54624d973e72a06a9272db2fbe0cf06 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stefan Kangas Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2021 06:30:20 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Recommend against using uce.el * lisp/mail/uce.el: Recommend against its use. (Bug#46472) Do not merge to master. --- lisp/mail/uce.el | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+) diff --git a/lisp/mail/uce.el b/lisp/mail/uce.el index b07004de38..0a488e176f 100644 --- a/lisp/mail/uce.el +++ b/lisp/mail/uce.el @@ -30,6 +30,27 @@ ;; uce-reply-to-uce. Please let me know about your changes so I can ;; incorporate them. I'd appreciate it. +;; -- !!! NOTE !!! --------------------------------------------- +;; +;; Replying to spam is at best pointless, but most likely actively +;; harmful. +;; +;; - You will confirm that your email address is valid, thus ensuring +;; you get more spam. +;; +;; - You will leak information and open yourself up for further +;; attack. For example, they could use your \"geolocation\" to find +;; your home address and phone number. +;; +;; - The sender address is likely fake. +;; +;; - You help them refine their methods of spamming. +;; +;; Therefore, we strongly recommend that you do not use this package. +;; Use a spam filter instead, or just delete the spam. +;; +;; ------------------------------------------------------------- + ;; The command uce-reply-to-uce, if called when the current message ;; buffer is a UCE, will setup a reply *mail* buffer as follows. It ;; scans the full headers of the message for: 1) the normal return -- 2.30.2