Fw: Re: ! why?

Joshua Lokken joshua at twobirds.us
Wed Mar 24 14:31:49 PST 2004


* __Clint__ <clint at acm.vt.edu> [2004-03-24 13:27]:
> 
> Why have you sold my email address to spammers?

Spammers don't need to buy your email address; you gave it out on a
public mailing list.

 
> The "clint+freebsddotorg at acm.vt.edu" email was a one-time disposable email
> address that I only ever gave to FreeBSD.org.

And again...

 
> Now I am receiving spam email targeted at that address.
> An address I only gave YOU.

Look up some info on address harvesting.

 
> Any suggestions or response?

If you don't want spam, don't use email, or take measures to protect
yourself/filter your email.  There are many, many mail filtering/spam
blocking resources at your disposal.  Use them; but know that nothing
is going to prtect you absolutely save pulling the plug to the outside
world.


-- 
Joshua

Is not that the nature of men and women -- that the pleasure is in the
learning of each other?
		-- Natira, the High Priestess of Yonada, "For the World is
		   Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky", stardate 5476.3.


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