> Another member said to use a nobody alias (so all addresses appear
> valid), but my impression of that is they will think the addresses
> are valid and try them again in the future
Some of the harvesting programs do check a couple of unlikely addresses
("[EMAIL PROTECTED]"), and if they get delivered, they go on to the next
domain. Others, though, may see all the addresses as legitimate -- this could cause
more traffic later, if they get put onto a CD, but will also lower the % of responses
that spammers get (and yes, spammers do get people who respond to them).
> None of these stop the program from connecting (except the IP
> block) so they are less than 100% effective and will still fill
> up log space and use resources.
Exactly why we are developing a program to catch this abuse.
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-Scott
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