Peter Lindeman wrote: >lac wrote: > > > >>It's funny that the main reason why I'm running my own mail server is the >>spam. I like having a complete control over creating disposable email >>accounts. If I buy something from Amazon I create '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' >>account. When I get spam addressed to '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' I know who sold >>my info (or where it got stolen :) >> >> > >No you don't. Very much spam and viruses entering my mail server are >send to bogus addresses which even never existed on the server. So when >a virus/spam enters your system to a valid address you cannot be sure >that the other party has sold your address > > > I do something similar, but not exactly like it: I use some non-word prefix (Like "nq-" for example) for all the addresses I submit to places. If I register with some site, I give them "[EMAIL PROTECTED]". That way, I know no spam-randomizer can get it, plus, when I used a [EMAIL PROTECTED] alias, I used to get viruses, spam and delivery notifications for all kinds of random addresses under my domain, which doesn't happen with the prefix..
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