Re: [NTLK] [OT?] Spam?

From: Bob Carls Dudney <kosmicdollop_at_saber.net>
Date: Sat Jul 18 2009 - 14:05:39 EDT

On 17/7/09, Dan wrote:
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>email addresses getting spam never used.
>spammer used dictionary attack

I've not seen that problem since I started using nonsense address
with number(s) in middle.

>problem with changing addresses: spammers never take email addresses off their
>lists

By change I mean delete the old one: then server will reject those
messages, decreasing load on server by that much at least.

>about 70% of email is spam

One can check Barracuda for their latest daily stat: 94% yesterday

What a world!

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