[ale] OT: Has your spam increased?

[Bao C. Ha]

I think they just use google and web crawlers.

I have a Debian e-mail address that I have never used.  The
only way that these spammers can get it is either through
google caching of the Debian web site or collecting these
through web spiders (of Debian web site).

I do detect some desperations as they seem to try very hard
to break through my blackhole lists: ordb, orisoft, ...  It
seems that the people using the spam list are demanding a
tangible return from their "advertisements."  Good thing?

Bao

> Obviously the webmail providers are working with spammers.  
> Not only do
> spammers have access to users email addresses but 
> demographics (At least
> the demographics that users don't lie about).  What I wonder is if the
> webmail providers are collecting email addresses for the 
> people webmail
> users write.  It seems pretty likely that this could be happening.
> Does anyone know if this is happening
> 

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