SPAMMERS getting recipients?

[NTIN Page Guy]

Hello Derrick,

 Tuesday, August 26, 2003, you wrote:


DG> I am running sendmail 8.12.9 and just created a new aliases.
DG> After only a day I am catching spam for this new address and it has not been
DG> used yet.
DG> How is it possible that they found the address?  I guess they could try the
DG> usual of the users first initial and last name.
DG> Do they just store a database like this: "jdoe, jsmith, etc" and then throw
DG> those against whatever domain they are trying to hit?


DG> Derrick Georgiades

That is exactly what spammers do.  Its called a dictionary attack.
Throw enough sh*t and some of its bound to stick.

Best regards,
Robert B, NTIN                           mailto:pages at ntin.net