Re: [MLUG] Re: members Digest, Vol 3, Issue 6

[Mikhail Kovalenko <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Jason McIntosh wrote:
> Jeff:
> I realize this. But, it doesn't need to be displayed the mlug website in 
> the way it is now. That's my gripe, as that's probably where they're 
> getting it. It's fairly simple to have a script to crawl through 
> webpages looking for email addresses.
> That's the concern - whether we can fix the website so we're not so 
> blatantly exposed to the world of spam.
> Jason
> 

As fas as I am concerned, whether your address is exposed makes practically no 
difference. I've had mailboxes that were never used receive lots of spam soon 
after they were created. I've had mailboxes that I openly used every day (and 
still do) that don't receive a lot of spam at all. Why is that?

I would first blame all those "friends" that like to forward stuff to everyone 
in their address book without using BCC fields. If I pulled up all those 
e-mails that I've received over the years, I could easily come up with a 
thousand or two of e-mail addresses of people I've never met. There's an 
opportunity for a quick buck! :)

-- 
MK

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