Re: A general note on invalid.com and others like it

From	Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.php
Subject	Re: A general note on invalid.com and others like it
Date	2013-10-04 19:30 -0400
Organization	Aioe.org NNTP Server
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On 2013-10-03 10:40 PM, richard wrote:
> On Wed, 2 Oct 2013 19:49:34 +0000 (UTC), Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote:
>
>> Twayne wrote:
>>
>>> Just an idle comment on those who use invalid.com for e-mail addresses:
>>>
>>> invalid.com is a legit e-mail address; try it.
>>
>> Better is to use example.com as it is designed for the purpose. Even
>> better than that is example.invalid
>>
>> Any made-up user name to the left of the @ that uses a valid domain name
>> to the right will flood the server of the owner of that valid domain,
>> regardless if the user name is legitimate or not.a
>>
>> Thanks for pointing out this problem.
>
> Really? I wasn't aware that simply posting an addy cause email to be sent
> to that addy.
> Is this some new feature of usenet?
>

No, it's an issue that's been around since the beginnings of today's 
version of e-mails.
    But at the same time all ISPs simply drop junk mails, where they 
have no recipient, on the floor and add them to lists people can 
subscribe to of known spammers' addresses after they've been traced. 
Very few of them accept the mail and try to deliver it anywhere. But at 
the same time if there IS a valid recipient, the ISPs try to decide 
whether it's spam or not and just notify the user that they caught a 
spam which they can look at if they wish for a short period of time. It 
helps their customer's e-mail boxes by keeping out many spam sources 
from being delivered.

Twayne`

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A general note on invalid.com and others like it Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-10-02 15:07 -0400
  Re: A general note on invalid.com and others like it Fiver <numeralfive@gmail.com> - 2013-10-02 21:46 +0200
    Re: A general note on invalid.com and others like it "Peter H. Coffin" <hellsop@ninehells.com> - 2013-10-02 17:07 -0500
      Re: A general note on invalid.com and others like it Fiver <numeralfive@gmail.com> - 2013-10-03 00:31 +0200
        Re: A general note on invalid.com and others like it Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-10-02 20:03 -0400
          Re: A general note on invalid.com and others like it Fiver <numeralfive@gmail.com> - 2013-10-03 02:23 +0200
            Re: A general note on invalid.com and others like it Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-10-02 22:49 -0400
            Re: A general note on invalid.com and others like it Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-10-03 14:06 -0400
      Re: A general note on invalid.com and others like it Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-10-02 20:02 -0400
    Re: A general note on invalid.com and others like it Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2013-10-03 19:36 +0200
  Re: A general note on invalid.com and others like it "Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <a.nony.mous@example.invalid> - 2013-10-02 19:49 +0000
    Re: A general note on invalid.com and others like it richard <noreply@example.com> - 2013-10-03 22:40 -0400
      Re: A general note on invalid.com and others like it "Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <a.nony.mous@example.invalid> - 2013-10-04 03:50 +0000
        Re: A general note on invalid.com and others like it richard <noreply@example.com> - 2013-10-04 04:08 -0400
          Re: A general note on invalid.com and others like it "Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <a.nony.mous@example.invalid> - 2013-10-04 12:55 +0000
        Re: A general note on invalid.com and others like it Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2013-10-04 13:42 +0000
          Re: A general note on invalid.com and others like it "Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <a.nony.mous@example.invalid> - 2013-10-04 14:04 +0000
        Re: A general note on invalid.com and others like it Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-10-04 19:33 -0400
          Re: A general note on invalid.com and others like it "Peter H. Coffin" <hellsop@ninehells.com> - 2013-10-05 13:54 -0500
            Re: A general note on invalid.com and others like it Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-10-05 18:13 -0400
          Re: A general note on invalid.com and others like it "Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <a.nony.mous@example.invalid> - 2013-10-05 19:01 +0000
            Re: A general note on invalid.com and others like it Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-10-05 18:16 -0400
              Re: A general note on invalid.com and others like it "Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <a.nony.mous@example.invalid> - 2013-10-06 01:47 +0000
                Re: A general note on invalid.com and others like it Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2013-10-05 22:45 -0400
                Re: A general note on invalid.com and others like it "Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <a.nony.mous@example.invalid> - 2013-10-06 02:54 +0000
      Re: A general note on invalid.com and others like it Twayne <nobody@spamcop.net> - 2013-10-04 19:30 -0400
  Re: A general note on invalid.com and others like it richard <noreply@example.com> - 2013-10-03 22:44 -0400
    Re: A general note on invalid.com and others like it The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2013-10-04 08:32 +0100

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