On Wed, 28 May 2003 03:26:44 -0500, Samuel W. Heywood wrote: > On Tue, 27 May 2003 17:24:09 -0500, Sam Ewalt wrote:
>> And if you should even once respond to a spam (sometimes just going >> to a suggested website is all it takes) then you will get on a list >> of "email responders". Lists of "email responders" are a hot item >> in the spam trade. > How can they find out your email address just by your going > to their advertised web site and the only thing you do there > is to just take a looksee? I don't know how it happens either. But I was curious once and clicked and got a message saying "thanks for your interest" and almost immediately I started getting spam by the bushel. It is almost all in HTML only, is sent via Outlook Express and has a list of recipients with the same ISP as mine. Before I clicked, I hardly ever got spammed. I have no proof, but it's quite a coincidence. Sam Ewalt Croswell, Michigan, USA -- Arachne V1.70;rev.3, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://arachne.cz/
