At 08:41 AM 3/4/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>Yup, spammers are becoming more clever at guessing
>email addresses. It is very easy to create a script
>that generates a list of target email addresses, not
>to mention that there are scripts that harvest email
>addresses from newsgroups, webpages, mailing lists,
>etc.

Well, I think the biggest source of lists for spammers are e-businesses and 
sites offering newsletters. I sometimes wonder if I shouldn't have two 
email addresses: one for regular use, and one for use in newsletters and 
user accounts on sites where I buy products.

Regards, Dustin


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