Posted by guv on 09/22/18 11:46

On 1 May 2006 11:17:08 GMT, Damon <d_shawcrossNOTTISBIT@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>"parahandy" <allandotmcphail@btinternet.com> wrote in
>news:qpOdnTR8hvyiDc_ZRVnyvQ@bt.com:
>
>> I read a letter in a magazine (Webuser I think), from a guy with a
>> suggestion about spamming. Where he needs to register with a website
>> he uses the company name in the email address (I guess he has plenty
>> of addresses from his ISP) - for example joe.bloggsamazon@isp.net.
>> Then he can see exactly how spammers get his address.
>>
>> Haven't tried it myself but it seemd like a good idea.
>
>If you own a domain then any company you register with use
>thiercompanyname@yourdomain.com as a contact email then if you get spam it
>will be addressed to you naming the company that provided your details.

Ive done this on numerous occasions and have "caught out" a few
companies that have clearly passed my address on.

However, to do this - unless you have closed the biggest spamtrap of
all ie "collect all", you are still liable to get untold amounts of
spam adressed to XXXX@yourdomain. ie To make this affective, each time
you add another address, you need to access your domain and activate
that address you just registed as being valid.

At that point, you ask if its all worth it!

You will never disable spam.....but you can combat it by using various
filters and software like mailwasher.



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