I have also taken measures to protect my e-mail address but still
occasionally receive some. I finally figured out that a lot of the
spammers were using programs that generate random user IDs and then
marry them with valid domain names in hopes of getting a live e-mail
address. For this reason you should never respond to the "remove me
from your list" ploy. This just lets them know that they found a
_valid_ e-mail address and your inbox will soon be overflowing with
spam.
For all spam that I receive I look at all of the headers and then
send the entire message including the headers to the generic
[email protected] that is listed as the source of the message.
The domain owner will then terminate the account ofthe spammer.
My $.02
Steve
> -----Original Message-----
> From: D. C. Sessions [SMTP:[email protected]]
> Sent: Thursday, April 01, 1999 11:58 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [SI-LIST] : Re: SPAM
>
> [email protected] wrote:
> >
> > Did anyone else get SPAMMED from SuzanneS37? This list is the only
> place I
> > recall using my id. I have another one to use as SPAM bait.
>
> Nope. HOWEVER are you sure you haven't given out your address to
> any industry magazines or conferences? EDN and ISD both sell their
> address lists to spammers, and in fact ISD actually spams FOR its
> advertisers. DesignCon sells your e-mail address to spammers, and
> although _in_theory_ DAC doesn't the list still got out last year.
>
> In the epresent environment, I'm now refusing to give my address
> to magazines or conferences. If that means they won't do business
> with me, I guess I can live with that. If *everyone* refuses to
> give them addresses, maybe they'll get a clue.
>
> That, or the laws in Washington, California, and Virginia.
>
> --
> D. C. Sessions
> [email protected]
>
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