This is a technical question, not so much applicable to TCS, but something I was trying to figure out. I am very picky with my email and do not sign up for anything using my main email address, I have a junk email address for things that require me to sign up. Recently I had to change my email address because I was being bombarded with very weird spam email messages. Several of them said "unknown sender" and were blank. Others come from very strange people and in the subject line it said "re:" and then something very odd like "the party Saturday night". I was getting 20 of them a day at least. Anyway, when I made the new email address I changed it in my profile here at TCS so I could get pm email notifications and 3 other people have the address.. Today I had those same spam emails
I don't really understand how spam works, but when I have an email address does it become public knowledge for anyone to see through my internet provider, or could people target message boards since they have become so popular for email addresses? Oh and just to clarify, I know this site doesn't give out email addresses without asking for permission, but I was aiming more towards spammers stealing them somehow. I just wish I could stop the spam!
I don't really understand how spam works, but when I have an email address does it become public knowledge for anyone to see through my internet provider, or could people target message boards since they have become so popular for email addresses? Oh and just to clarify, I know this site doesn't give out email addresses without asking for permission, but I was aiming more towards spammers stealing them somehow. I just wish I could stop the spam!