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Interesting. I've never gotten spam before (actually never, not once), until I put my email address-- obfuscated-- into HN. Now I get one every week or so (the
by SCdF 14y ago
Interesting.
I've never gotten spam before (actually never, not once), until I put my email address-- obfuscated-- into HN. Now I get one every week or so (the horror!).
I guess the reason we obfuscate is the general horror that once your email address is in a list there is no way of getting it out, so it's better to be safe than sorry.
- sbierwagen 14y agoNever? Was your first email address @gmail.com, or something?
- SCdF 14y agoNope. I'm in my late 20s, so admitedly I've only been active on the Internet for 10-15 years. I've had email addresses at my (NZ) ISP, my uni, Operamail (really), hotmail and yes, gmail. Basically, I think I just didn't publish it raw anywhere, and I wasn't part of any user groups or anything that forces raw email addr publication. I also have never got any viruses or anything like that either. I guess I'm cautious.