>What I don't understand is, what is the difference between these 2
>entries:
>
>@example.com and .example.com
>
>(obviously the difference is the "@" and the ".", but what exactly does
>this mean?)
The blacklisting works on a partial match. So if you have "@example.com",
it would catch "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" but not "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" (since
"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" doesn't contain "@example.com" in it). On the
other hand, ".example.com" won't match "[EMAIL PROTECTED]", but it will
match "[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
Depending on the spammer, one or both methods may be needed to block their
mail. An alternative would be to use just "example.com", but that will
catch any E-mail address with "example.com" in it
("[EMAIL PROTECTED]", "[EMAIL PROTECTED]",
etc.). The Big Mistake is when people blacklist "mail.com", which ends up
blocking all E-mail from hotmail.com.
-Scott
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