I created an email address to sign up on this site and today was the first day I have checked it and to my amazement I have a ton of junk mail in it. Of course I deleted it now I wonder how this email address I created for this site was bombarded with a ton of spam?

Any e-mail address you create will be eventually identified and solicited.

If they were gay porn sites stop typing until your erection goes down. Its awkward for the rest of us to know that you are touching yourself.

E-mail Marketing 101

1. Obtain e-mail addresses
2. Send out massive quantities of e-mails

[email protected]?

newarkcatholicfan;553587 wrote:I created an email address to sign up on this site and today was the first day I have checked it and to my amazement I have a ton of junk mail in it. Of course I deleted it now I wonder how this email address I created for this site was bombarded with a ton of spam?

don't take this the wrong way, but i hope you die.

newarkcatholicfan;553587 wrote:I created an email address to sign up on this site and today was the first day I have checked it and to my amazement I have a ton of junk mail in it. Of course I deleted it now I wonder how this email address I created for this site was bombarded with a ton of spam?

This question brought to you by the same kind of mind that creates questions like these:

j_crazy;553612 wrote:don't take this the wrong way, but i hope you die.

Don't take this the wrong way, but I hope your uncle fucks you in the ass some more. Justin won't get jealous.

newarkcatholicfan;553587 wrote:I created an email address to sign up on this site and today was the first day I have checked it and to my amazement I have a ton of junk mail in it. Of course I deleted it now I wonder how this email address I created for this site was bombarded with a ton of spam?

If you're trying to imply that I am behind the spam you're wrong.

I used my everyday email address to sign up and I've never received spam once. But good try OP.

I think the OP should stick to the major league websites. I'm sure his email is safe with them.

What email service did you sign up with?

newarkcatholicfan;553587 wrote:I created an email address to sign up on this site and today was the first day I have checked it and to my amazement I have a ton of junk mail in it. Of course I deleted it now I wonder how this email address I created for this site was bombarded with a ton of spam?

I can answer this.

Someone, whether they are here or not, is using a tool called a "scraper" or "harvester." It's an automated program that looks for anything at all with the pattern: <any numbers, letters, and underscores>@<numbers, letters, and hyphens>.<letters>

It's illegal under the CAN-SPAM Act, last updated in 2008 (Sec. 4.b.2.A.i.I), but it is difficult to police, as it is done by people all over the world, and the CAN-SPAM Act only applies to the U.S.

Con_Alma;553593 wrote:Any e-mail address you create will be eventually identified and solicited.

This is actually not true, necessarily.

You probably WILL if you use one of the common free services (Gmail, Yahoo, AOL, Hotmail/MSN, Fastmail, etc.).

And if you are posting it many places, or if you are using it to sign up to either forums or free blog accounts, then it probably will as well.

Finally, if your email address is on any webpage that is highly ranked for legitimate keywords in the major search engines, then you might as well.

Stiffman;553606 wrote:E-mail Marketing 101

1. Obtain e-mail addresses
2. Send out massive quantities of e-mails

Indeed. Works for me.

It's the "how" of #1 that causes so much angst. White-hat opt-ins vv. Black-hat scraping/purchasing.

In my opinion, white hat is always preferable.

justincredible;554468 wrote:If you're trying to imply that I am behind the spam you're wrong.

This is true.

However, it might mean that vBulletin, or whatever you're using for this, has a vulnerability that allows a scraper to access data on the site.

justincredible;554556 wrote:I think the OP should stick to the major league websites. I'm sure his email is safe with them.

Hell no! Larger sites are typically some of the LEAST secure in terms of that kind of info.

Sorry for the personal attack.

I LOLed Jcrazy.

Tard thread.

Damn ... I missed it.

It was me. I must admit. After you left me all blue-balled, I figured I'd sign you up for every bit of Spam I could find. The gay stuff is coming soon. I also got some "Brotherly Love" porn for you to share with your brother "WeAreNC". He gave such a great reach around.

Also, no all caps in thread titles.

GOONx19;554500 wrote:I used my everyday email address to sign up and I've never received spam once. But good try OP.

Thats what I thought when I read his post. I used my everyday email account also, and receive no spam. What a D-Bag.

NCF=Major League Douchebag