| Re: A general note on invalid.com and others like it [message #183035 is a reply to message #183033] |
Fri, 04 October 2013 08:08   |
Mr Oldies
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Registered: October 2013
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On Fri, 4 Oct 2013 03:50:55 +0000 (UTC), Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote:
> richard @shut.the.fuck.up.stupid wrote:
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>> Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote:
>>> Twayne wrote:
>>>> Just an idle comment on those who use invalid.com for e-mail
>>>> addresses:
>>>>
>>>> invalid.com is a legit e-mail address; try it.
>>>
>>> Better is to use example.com as it is designed for the purpose. Even
>>> better than that is example.invalid
>>>
>>> Any made-up user name to the left of the @ that uses a valid domain
>>> name to the right will flood the server of the owner of that valid
>>> domain, regardless if the user name is legitimate or not.
>>>
>>> Thanks for pointing out this problem.
>>
>> Really?
>
> Yes, bullis, really.
>
>> I wasn't aware that simply posting an addy cause email to be
>> sent to that addy.
>> Is this some new feature of usenet?
>
> In all your years, I suppose it is possible that you have never heard of
> email address harvesting on Usenet by spammers. Okay, I get that. You've
> learned something new tonight.
>
> BTW, bullis(at)shut(dot)the(dot)fuck(dot)up(dot)stupid will still cause the servers the
> spammers use to attempt to *send* mail to shut.the.fuck.up.stupid. They
> will *not* attempt to send to example.com or something.invalid (because
> they are configured that way).
Yes you have it wrong.
Usenet addy's by themselves DO NOT send email.
They are collected and abused by spammers.
Which is why I have NEVER used my real addy.
mail(at)newsguy(dot)com
Is a valid addy.
Which I did use, with permission.
I was told that since it is not active, any mail sent to it is
automagically trashed.
And then there are the more sophisticated spammers who will use programs to
crack your login password so they can send mail as if it came from you.
I know. I've been hit twice that way.
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