[Milsurplus] e-mail address harvesters of QTH.net

[Bob Camp]

Hi

This account is used *only* for mailing lists. The address is not 
posted anywhere. I do get a modest amount (few dozen a day) of spam on 
this account. The only way I can see that happening is if it was 
harvested from a list or from somebody on the list. Unfortunately there 
are virus's out there that do nothing more than harvest email 
addresses.

As long as we decide that being anonymous on the net is more important 
than reducing spam we will have the problem. Given the major issues on 
both sides of the argument it's not an easy decision to make. I do 
think that some simple changes in how we handle mail make sense though.

	Take Care!

		Bob Camp
		KB8TQ



On Apr 2, 2005, at 11:59 AM, Kenneth G. Gordon wrote:

> I had been using the same e-mail address for at least 20 years. After
> all, I am in IT at work.
>
> However, I had been getting as much as 350 SPAM a day, despite
> using both a spam-filter offered by our local ISP, Postini, and 
> adjusting
> the spam filter which is built into Pegasus, my e-mail client of 
> choice.
>
> After doing some research, I changed my e-mail address to what it is
> now about 2 years ago. In the process, I never sent a "...my new e-mail
> address is..." type messages to anyone. I simply changed it to what it
> was going to be on those few sites on the Internet where that was
> important, like my Antivirus account, bank account, etc.
>
> Then, and this is the most important step, I made CERTAIN that my
> new e-mail address was not shown on any web site anywhere.
>
> Within the first year, I received no spam whatever. This last year, I
> receive one or two a week.
>
> I also make it a point to never open any spam I receive to " just look 
> at
> it".
>
> AFAIK, I've never received any spam due to the e-mail lists I am on.
>
> Now we will see how long it lasts...
>
> I heard that about a year ago, someone in New York tracked down a
> spammer and shot him. Too bad that couldn't happen to all of them. We
> even have one here in our small town of Moscow, Idaho. It is some
> damned "college student" who drives a fancy car. BMW, I think.
>
> Also, it turns out that 85 % of all e-mail traffic on the net is spam 
> now.
> Sheesh!
>
> Ken W7EKB
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