www.mailinator.com can also be used for a quick temp account to signup for stuff that may just be junk. You don't need a password so security is non-existent, but you don't have to setup an address ahead of time.
I don't remember how long it keeps the information and you can't send stuff out from the site. It just receives stuff in and you don't have to worry about someone using the address you provided to spam you. But it is a valid email address for receipts. Jeffrey Lettau ERP Systems Manager polkaudio -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tony Gravagno Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 3:05 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [U2] spammed gerry wrote: > imo - the solution to this problem is simple - the posters email > address should not be included in the distributed postings. > i know the list address , the list address knows my address and > nobody else knows anything. > > From: "Glen B" >> Something else to consider, is the presence of your e-mail in >> cross-posting on lists/newsgroups and web forums. Spiders can pull >> e-mail addresses from just about anything now-a-days. Part of the problem is when you post to a forum and then someone replies to your note, and their e-mail client puts in: From: "persons name" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: You can't stop someone else from inserting your live mail like this, which then gets put into the web archive and becomes visible to the world. (BTW, Glen's comment about using a dynamically generated image to challenge people on a web site can be applied to the forum archive to help with this problem.) People should be dilligent about not posting other people's e-mail addresses, but in the real world people don't think about this until They get spam or a virus. The only way to stop your e-mail addresses from getting published is simply to not use your real e-mail addresses for anything except direct correspondence. With the exception of this list, which was simply an error on my part, I use http://sneakemail.com for creating disposable e-mail addresses for forums and other untrustworthy sources, and I strongly encourage others to use this service as well. Basic service is absolutely free. Extended service is only $2/month. Please feel free to send me mail to ask about this service if you have any questions. Regards, Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED] (And please don't publish my addresses in your responses!) ------- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
