Mrs Poons has applied for a every p
s extension she's been offered and now has a fine 37'3" example!! She's been getting AOL spam for about a year, but until recently I've escaped.
I did read an article in a computer magazine last summer that was discussing e-mail programs that have telephone directory or voter listings, and then add the "@aol.com" extension (or any other for that matter) before sending the spam. The more 'common' your name, the more likelihood these programs will find you, even if you add a series of numbers or letters to your screen name. The program can also artificially change the sender name.
I asked AOL how Report Spam works, but they were not very forthcoming
, and so now have decided to purchase Mailwasher Pro. I have also bought a domain name and use that for e-mails, it's not that expensive, and to date (16 months) I have not received one spam e-mail. It may not be for everyone, but it's an option.
WP