Thanks, Johann, I'll remember that 'dictionary' attack when I set up new
accounts... - &pH_1L^
On 15:54, Johann Thorsson wrote:
>One way to do this is to look for mail servers and then harvest user
>emails from each one. They simply flood them with all kinds of
>email address combinations, and those who are not bounced back right
>away are then known to be good and set aside for further use, or
>sold on to bulk mailers. Because of this it is not advisable to use
>email addresses with common (or short) names such as john@xxxxxxxxx.
> The longer, and more cryptic, the better. In a way you should
>select your email address in a similar fashion as you pick keywords
>(or are supposed to pick them...), using letters and numbers,
>creating combinations not found in any dictionary. I used to have an
>email address at work which consisted of only three letters. Before
>I knew what was happening, I was flooded with all kinds of spam,
>mostly offers which men are not supposed to be able to resist.
>
>J
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