Ask HN: Why do HN users still obscure their e-mail addresses?

Re:Ask HN: Why do HN users still obscure their e-mail addres... by SCdF on Sunday September 30, 2012 @09:21PM (#4594879)

Interesting.

I've never gotten spam before (actually never, not once), until I put my email address-- obfuscated-- into HN. Now I get one every week or so (the horror!).

I guess the reason we obfuscate is the general horror that once your email address is in a list there is no way of getting it out, so it's better to be safe than sorry.

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Re:Ask HN: Why do HN users still obscure their e-mail addres... by sbierwagen on Monday October 01, 2012 @01:21AM (#4595446)

Never?

Was your first email address @gmail.com, or something?

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Re:Ask HN: Why do HN users still obscure their e-mail addres... by SCdF on Monday October 01, 2012 @01:41AM (#4595493)

Nope. I'm in my late 20s, so admitedly I've only been active on the Internet for 10-15 years. I've had email addresses at my (NZ) ISP, my uni, Operamail (really), hotmail and yes, gmail.

Basically, I think I just didn't publish it raw anywhere, and I wasn't part of any user groups or anything that forces raw email addr publication.

I also have never got any viruses or anything like that either. I guess I'm cautious.

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