mailman-created archives are a PITA by default

[Tonimueller]

Hello,

after finally getting _thoroughly_fed_up_ with the broken archiving options
of Mailman, which do nothing to thwart spammers, but makes re-integrating
the mail into a live mailbox for local reading a PITA, I came across this
thread:

http://<email address hidden>/msg49367.html

I can "fix" all the mail addresses in an archive I've downloaded using only
two vi commands, and I could fix the stupid date format using one more
command (presumably), but the fact that any spam bot worth their salt could
do it automatically, or that a script doing it could be written in five
minutes, doesn't imho warrant to create that extra pain for all regular
users.
Mailman should provide non-obfuscated archives by default or fully
obfuscated archives, at the administrator's discretion, and with a good
explanation up front that all the listmasters can read before toggling the
switch. Btw, I do have a "legitimate" use for un-obfuscated email addresses
(ie, being able to reply to posts after joining a list), but the current
state of affairs _only_ serves to aggravate legitimate users, and should be
considered snake oil at best, and also "advertised" as such.

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