Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 14:31:43 -0800 From: Joshua Lokken <joshua@twobirds.us> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Fw: Re: ! why? Message-ID: <20040324223143.GB1964@cs025_2k>
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* __Clint__ <clint@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@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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