On 2015-04-27 lists@friendface.ca wrote:
I also have vendor specific addresses setup on my domain including Manitoba Hydro, I have received 0 spam on that address since it was setup about 1 year ago.
Ya, who can tell when/why it happened with these things. Brad & I have been using that address probably for 7+ years. Often spammers take quite a while to latch onto an address, and even longer to really ramp it up. My most spammy addresses are all ones from 10+ years ago. Who knows when the hydro breach happened and/or how extensive a list their captured.
The worst/stupidest mistake I ever made was in around '99 I signed up for a neat-sounding AIX-specific free e-magazine that was mentioned on comp.sys.aix (or whatever it was). I was using AIX exclusively back then (even at home). There never was a magazine, it was just phishing. Doh. Never made that mistake again. I get around 200 spams a day to that email alone just from that one seed 16 years ago. It's interesting to watch how the spammers make your address go viral with all their buddies over time.
As for anonymity, Hartmut, we have to keep in mind some list members may be from out of town and/or not members of or interested in MUUG. We certainly want to encourage list participation regardless. If someone wants to remain anonymous, while it's not necessarily encouraged, we'll be ok with it.
Cheers guys.