> Well,this address of mine which I reflect in my identity too happens to be
> my actual e.-mail address only and in fact in my account junk mail
> filtering
> is set to the lowest level,yet I receive absolutely no spam there even
> after
> I have sent more than 45 messages so far after joining this news-group.
You will.
Below is a clip for my mail server. I used to use
frankREMOVEALLCAPS.<myvaliddomain>.com. As you can see below, newsgroup bots
picked up on the address and started sending me all kinds of spam. I've
since learned to use a truly non-existent domain name rather than my own
valid domain. Hint, when you choose a bogus email address DO NOT use
ANYONE'S actual valid domain name (i.e.
). Instead
use a totally bogus domain name (i.e.
). This way, no
one is hurt by having to bounce invalid emails. They'll just go
non-delivered completely. Better.
-Frank
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[21/Jun/2008 22:52:30] Attempt to deliver to unknown recipient
<frankremoveallcaps@<domain>.com>, from <>, IP
address 59.7.203.5
[21/Jun/2008 23:55:23] Attempt to deliver to unknown recipient
<frankremoveallcaps@<domain>, from <>, IP
address 84.241.7.137
[21/Jun/2008 23:57:26] Attempt to deliver to unknown recipient
<frankremoveallcaps@<domain>, from <>, IP
address 195.46.100.198
[22/Jun/2008 00:00:24] Attempt to deliver to unknown recipient
<frankremoveallcaps@<domain>, from <>, IP
address 220.79.57.73
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