On Wed, 13 May 2009 10:08:20 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:

>In article >,
> (ROSE NO NAME) wrote:
>
>> why does this poster have a false addy
>> i em that poster about eggs an came back no such addy
>>
>> x@yz(celaich)
>>
>> try to em that person and see what happens
>
>Bogus addresses are used for a variety of reasons, Rose. Posters to
>Usenet newsgroups expect replies to be posted to the group. Many
>posters absolutely don't want email contact with posters to the group.
>
>Phony email addresses are also used to reduce spam generated by
>automatic address-harvesting software that will add the poster's email
>address to a list of suckers to be sold to bulk mailers.


I just blacklist them, and the server it originated from, usually
takes care of it.... or I remove the email addy from the domain and
start up with another until they leave the original alone.

>
>Note also that email addresses always end in dot-something; e.g., .com,
>.net, .org, .mil, .edu, and I believe there are a few new ones, too, but
>those are the most commonly used.
>
>I hope this helps. If you want celaich to see your message, post it
>here. If you want celaich to email you, post such a message along with
>a working email address. You may or may not receive a reply (see first
>paragraph).