I've been meaning to blog something about this for a while, Mikes rant just reminded me. I had to shut down most of my domain catch-alls recently because of a massive increase in spam, it wasn't actually direct spam but bounces and autoresponders due to people spoofing with my domains. I had a massive list of forwards to set up though, for all the companyx@domain addresses I've used. There is of course an easier way, plus addressing, except I keep coming across websites with incorrect email validation. I make a point of contacting every one I come across (please do the same!). I also discovered my current host 1and1 doesn't support it, even though every major mailserver does (I've got a whole other post about the problems with 1and1 in my drafts). Then there is another teeny little issue, if people start using plus addressing a lot, the spammers can simply strip the + off. You'd have to make a point of always giving out plussed addresses and blocking anything that doesn't have one.

Labels: email, plusaddressing, spam