Hi all! I give to all my opponents personalized email addresses, e.g. for boot my email is om_boost@domain_name.ext. Today I got my first spamming email to this address. Now I really think, there must be email servers inbetween, which simply log the sender and put them to the spamming lists. I don't see any other possiblity of how this can happen. I don't beleave that boost sells email addresses to spammers, after I know you guys. Would be nice to know what others think. I know that this email is off-topic, but can be useful anyway. With Kind Regards, Ovanes
Ovanes Markarian wrote:
Now I really think, there must be email servers inbetween, which simply log the sender and put them to the spamming lists. We had this discussion a few months ago. In short, the easiest way to get at your e-mail address is to simply register with the boost list, and then have a bot listening and
collecting. It's pretty much the same thing that some list archives do. You can't really prevent it, either. Unlike spammers, such accounts don't really make their presence known. Should all accounts that just listen and never post be banned?
If you know a solution, I'm sure everyone would be very grateful, but I don't think there is one. Sebastian Redl
Sebastian Redl wrote:
Ovanes Markarian wrote:
Now I really think, there must be email servers inbetween, which simply log the sender and put them to the spamming lists. We had this discussion a few months ago. In short, the easiest way to get at your e-mail address is to simply register with the boost list, and then have a bot listening and
collecting. It's pretty much the same thing that some list archives do. You can't really prevent it, either. Unlike spammers, such accounts don't really make their presence known. Should all accounts that just listen and never post be banned?
In addition the Boost mailing list is available via a newsgroup bridge, and gets archived on the web, indexed by Google etc (although I confess a Google search for your address didn't show anything up). As Sebastian has already said, these spammers are cunning folks whow really will stop at nothing to get these addresses :-( You
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