Why Shouldn't I Post My Email Address In A Public Forum?

☝️ Spammers and internet trolls harvest email addresses via a variety of means. One of the most common is to simply surf the web and look for anything that might look like one.

☝️ Posting email addresses publicly
Whenever your email address is posted publicly, such as in a comment form, it’s likely that spammers will discover it and begin sending you more spam. Avoid posting your email address publicly whenever possible.

Chapters
0:00 Post My Email Address In Public Forum
0:40 Spam, spam, and more spam
2:30 They will get your email address if you post it.
4:20 Mailing list archives and other information leakage
5:00 Obfuscation is the second-best defense

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