[TriLUG] Report on spam -- most comes from putting your e-mail address onweb sites

[Jim Ray]

Good stuff.  I'm also thinking about a 3 way handshake for email.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeremy Portzer [mailto:jeremyp at pobox.com]
> Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 11:45 AM
> To: TriLUG List
> Subject: [TriLUG] Report on spam -- most comes from putting your
e-mail
> address onweb sites
> 
> I ran across this report on spam and thought ya'll might find it
> interesting.
> 
> http://www.cdt.org/speech/spam/030319spamreport.shtml
> 
> "The results offer Internet users insights about what online behavior
> results in the most spam. The results also debunk some of the myths
> about spam."
> 
> Most importantly, they found that posting your e-mail address on
public
> web sites is the biggest way to attract spam.
> 
> --Jeremy
> 
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