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 --- Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Information Systems Contractor http://members.telocity.com/~dpuryear PGP Key available at http://www.us.pgp.net In the beginning the Universe was created. This has been widely regarded as a bad move. - Douglas Adams ================================================ BRLUG - The Baton Rouge Linux User Group Visit http://www.brlug.net for more information. Send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to change your subscription information. ================================================
