Ron Stark [ronstark§snapsite.com.au] wrote:
> Now here's an interesting one for you.  Of late I've been getting a
> whole lot of spam from companies (mainly US-based) offering cheap
> hosting, generic viagra, enlargements and other assorted "can't live
> without" tools (pun intended).
> 
> The interesting thing is that the email address used has only ever been
> given to Melbourne IT as a reseller contact address.  It has never been
> used elsewhere.

spamers nuke mail servers with dictionary attacks of possible names and combinations and see what bounces
and doesnt bounce to build up spam lists. its a pain in the ....

Vic