From: Larry M. Jones (ljones_at_uclink4.berkeley.edu)
Date: Tue Apr 15 2003 - 11:44:22 PDT
FYI, an interesting study of where spammers are getting addresses and some
ways to avoid having your address harvested.
>Subject: Windows & .NET Magazine UPDATE, April 15, 2003
>Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 14:06:49 -0400 (EDT)
>And finally, on a related note, I came across a fascinating report
>about junk mail that will interest many Windows & .NET Magazine UPDATE
>readers. According to the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT),
>most junk mail comes from displaying email addresses on public Web
>sites, but ways exist to avoid spam even after your email address has
>been made public. It's a great report and well worth reading.
> http://www.cdt.org/speech/spam/030319spamreport.shtml
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Larry M. Jones
School of Optometry, UC Berkeley
360 Minor Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-2020
Phone 510/642-8664, Fax 510/643-5109
mailto:ljones_at_spectacle.berkeley.edu
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