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juju · 06-05-2002, 11:51 PM

They can also just guess your e-mail address.

You know those programs people use to dictionary-attack your passwords? Well, now spammers use similar ones to 'dictionary-attack' e-mail addresses.

I can always tell if they've used this technique, because the spam will have been send to juju1@foo.com, juju45@foo.com, juju1112@foo.com, etc.

With this technique, you never have to give your e-mail address out to <i>anyone</i>, and you'll <i>still</i> get spam.

06-05-2002, 11:51 PM	#6
juju no one of consequence Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Arkansas Posts: 2,839	They can also just guess your e-mail address. You know those programs people use to dictionary-attack your passwords? Well, now spammers use similar ones to 'dictionary-attack' e-mail addresses. I can always tell if they've used this technique, because the spam will have been send to juju1@foo.com, juju45@foo.com, juju1112@foo.com, etc. With this technique, you never have to give your e-mail address out to <i>anyone</i>, and you'll <i>still</i> get spam. Last edited by juju; 06-05-2002 at 11:55 PM.