Tom,
I think that was just (bad) luck of the draw. Spammers mass mail out to common first names at any domain name they get their hands on. So, if that email address is something like "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" or "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" they just stumbled upon it. For this reason, many people use non-sequential numbers after a name in email addresses. Another way they grab email addresses is by searching web sites. So, if you have a web site that lists your email address, they can get it.
You'll notice that I haven't taken any of these measures, but that's partially because I've had this email address for many years, and it's "out there" among friends, family, business associates and colleagues.
Regards,
Harry Corsover ------- On May 3, 2004, at 3:37 PM, Thomas Ethen wrote:
That won't help either, as I have a e-mail address that I have never sent an
e-mail from and I still get tons of spam each day. Go figure!
Tom
Actually, that won't get rid of these annoyances unless you never use the new email address or tell anyone about it (so it never winds up in the address book of someone on Windows using Outlook or Outlook Express).
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