Re:Dots don't matter in Gmail addresses
by Macha on Friday August 28, 2020 @03:09PM
(#24308791)
I've got a catch all email redirect for my address. I do get a decent volume of spam these days.
Most of it goes to:
* admin@<mydomain>.com - listed in whois publicly for a few years, understandable
* <dropbox's address>@<mydomain.com> - started coming in 2014, the fact they were breached only became properly known in 2016.
* <my first name>@<mydomain.com> - This is the actual email address I give to in person contacts. Not quite sure how it ended up on spam lists, my best guesses are from a recruiter sharing it, git commits (though the fact the address I use way more commonly for git isn't there indicates probably not) or someone just figured it out.
Most of it goes to:
* admin@<mydomain>.com - listed in whois publicly for a few years, understandable
* <dropbox's address>@<mydomain.com> - started coming in 2014, the fact they were breached only became properly known in 2016.
* <my first name>@<mydomain.com> - This is the actual email address I give to in person contacts. Not quite sure how it ended up on spam lists, my best guesses are from a recruiter sharing it, git commits (though the fact the address I use way more commonly for git isn't there indicates probably not) or someone just figured it out.