Re: Spam and this list

AdamT wrote:

On Tue, 01 Mar 2005 11:11:47 -0500, bob <phpgen@antonakis.co.uk> wrote:

Well, this time it took just 11 days to get my first bit of spam from this mailing list.

Do you mean the spam was from php-general@lists.php.net ? Or do you mean that you know for sure that your address was harvested from this list? I've not noticed getting any extra spam since joining, personally. Don't forget that: a) Emails you send to this list may be forwarded elsewhere, with your address included b) The email address you use for this list may have been 'brute-forced' c) Some malicious oik may have posted your address somewhere else world-readable d) You might have accidentally posted it someplace else (eg register for access to our forums, we promise not to use it for blah blah blah, please tick a box, etc, etc).

the complete posts to this list (and many others) can be found on websites all over the place - no doubt harvesters visit there regularly - then again you may just be seeing a general upturn in the number of spam being: a, sent to you b, getting thru to your inbox (spamfilters need adjusting?)