On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 07:49:13PM -0700, Mike Simons wrote: > > I create junk email aliases for each business I give my email to. > Then use /etc/aliases to map those addresses to the account I check > often. Using the mutt reverse_name option, I reply to email and > it automatically uses the garbage address for them. > > If someone has a security breach (like TD Ameritrade did or one of > my credit unions) and some spammers start sending me junk using their > random email I know exactly who leaked the address and can shut off > the spam in a minute (generate a new address/update aliases) then > waste ten minutes on hold to (notify the business of their breach/ > direct them to email my new address).
Sounds like an upcoming talk for Lugod? ;-) brian -- Brian Lavender http://www.brie.com/brian/ _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
