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MovedGoalPosts · 11-11-2005, 19:46

Spammers frequently just send a whole list of mailings commonly guessing email addys and domains. The big domains are ideal targets. If you then have an easily guessed dictionary user name, that's it you are on a list.

If you email addy has been published on the web somewhere, you've got it on your website, or youv'e made the mistake of posting it to a forum or whatever, bots will have found it, recorded it for posterity, and sent it to dozens of spammers. It's all too easy.

I got rid of most of my ntl spam by the simple expedient of having an unusual user name, and never publicly posting it.

11-11-2005, 19:46	#3
MovedGoalPosts Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 127.0.0.1 Age: 62 Posts: 15,868	Re: NTL: email addresses obtained by spammers? Spammers frequently just send a whole list of mailings commonly guessing email addys and domains. The big domains are ideal targets. If you then have an easily guessed dictionary user name, that's it you are on a list. If you email addy has been published on the web somewhere, you've got it on your website, or youv'e made the mistake of posting it to a forum or whatever, bots will have found it, recorded it for posterity, and sent it to dozens of spammers. It's all too easy. I got rid of most of my ntl spam by the simple expedient of having an unusual user name, and never publicly posting it.