Re: Zone Alarm Download Problems

From: Mike (info_at_michaelmoyse.co.uk)
Date: 08/15/04 

Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 13:41:32 +0100

Richard wrote:

> What is a spam trap?
>
> Richard
> The Netherlands
>
>
The mail address I use to post in newsgroups is not a real address
because it can be harvested by spammers. Yours is advertised in the
headers as From: "Richard" <whyshouldi@hetnet.nl> so spammers will read
the newsgroups automatically and harvest theses addresses. You will get
spam.

I use a special address which when it receives mail it forwards the mail
to spam databases thus leaving my real email address clear of spam.

Your next question should be "What is top posting?"

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