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bycordelia ( 42239 ) writes:
Like everyone else, my inbox is flooded with spam, even though I only gave my address out to close friends/family. But my address is such that it can be easily guessed (first initial/last name.) To get around this, I was going to make my address some random string of alphanumeric charaters -- until it was pointed out that this is what spammers do and no one would read my mail. :(
Long live Spam Assassin!!
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byMCZapf ( 218870 ) writes:
Not only that, but who among your friends and family would be able to remember your wacky email address? Even if they write it down, it would probably be easy to make a mistake on it.
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