How do spammers get my email address? Stopping Spam

This Section

What's all this about opt-in and opt-out?
Why am I getting all these e-mails from people I don't know?
Why is it called SPAM, anyway?
What exactly is spam?
Should I follow the instructions to remove my name from the mailing list?
Why shouldn't I just delete it? How about bouncing it?
How do I report spam? Who should I complain to?
What services are available to help me fight spam?
How do I determine the correct abuse address to send my complaint?
How do spammers get my email address?

How do spammers get my email address?

The Center for Democracy and Technology has put together a paper based on a study about what online behavior results in the most spam.

»www.cdt.org/speech/spam/030319sp···rt.shtml

Their analysis indicated that e-mail addresses posted on Web sites or in newsgroups attract the most spam.

got feedback?

Dead link.

2009-12-14 13:28:26 (legendNYC )

by newview edited by Sarah
last modified: 2003-05-09 00:12:55

All FAQs » Stopping Spam » 2 Spam - The Basics

How do spammers get my email address?