RE: Tech writing list nothing more than a way to get e-mail addre sses to spammers?

["Tom Johnson" <johnsont -at- starcutter -dot- com>]

Here is my theory. I think there are a lot of people who have 
lost jobs and don't have anything better to do so they've 
joined Spammers R Us. Either that or the money is drying up 
and the spammers are looking harder for addresses. I've seen 
an increase on addresses not associated with techwr-l.
 
Regarding those $12 e-mail accounts in Washington; don't you 
still have to have a local account to check your mail? Do you 
just let your local account fill up with the spam and never 
download it?
 
There's one sure-fire method to eliminate spam, become Amish.
 
Tom Johnson
 
Work       johnsont -at- starcutter -dot- com
Personal  tjohnson -at- i2k -dot- com

> -----Original Message-----
> 
> I'm seeing the same thing, although I've been here a bit longer.  
> 
> Considering my own posting habits, it does appear that the 
> echoed list has
> been targeted by spambots.  (I have no doubt that Eric and 
> Deb keep the
> subscription list under wraps.)
> 
> Cheers ... Kim


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