Regardless of how careful you are with your email address, you will eventually get spammed. Have you ever wondered how your address gets on spam lists, then this article titled ‘Catching Spammers in the Act‘ is worth a read.
Basically the findings were consistent with what you would expect. If your email address is posted on a popular site (or any site), you will most likely get spammed (eventually). If you are going to post your email, one thing to keep in mind:
using simple obfuscation techniques–for example, using “-at-” to replace the “@” symbol in an e-mail address. The researchers found that these methods frustrate current spam techniques surprisingly well.
Additionally, they found that submitting your email to a reputable site most like will not result in spam, so your “jun email account” may not be needed after all.
Again, nothing shocking here, just a reminder that you do want to be careful where you post your email.
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