Does JBOSS sell email addresses?

jboss.fabdata.com Feb 7, 2006 7:34 AM

Since registering with JBoss using a unique email address I have started to receive the usual spam for meds, pre-approved loans and the usual crap these morons think people will buy.

Is there public access to the details of those registered with JBoss or is the organisation active in selling email details.

This is the first time I have been active in forums so the only way I can see for anyone to get my jboss contact email address is if the organisation actively markets them.

Needless to say I take a very dim view on such activity.

1. Re: Does JBOSS sell email addresses?

anders.hedstrom Feb 7, 2006 7:44 AM (in response to jboss.fabdata.com)

I don't receive any spam e-mails on the email address that I've registered with JBoss...
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2. Re: Does JBOSS sell email addresses?

theute Feb 7, 2006 7:50 AM (in response to jboss.fabdata.com)

Do you mean that you receive spam on jboss@fabdata.com ? The email you chose as username ?
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3. Re: Does JBOSS sell email addresses?

jboss.fabdata.com Feb 7, 2006 8:07 AM (in response to jboss.fabdata.com)

Hi guys,

I can confirm that I recieve spam against the email address I registered with Jboss and regrettably use as a user name. I acknowledge that I probably should have used something else for the username, but I'm still puzzled as I have never before today contacted a forum and seldom have I logged in, thus exposing myself on the list of active users.

It is no big deal as my spam software normally takes care of the unwanted mail, but I was interested in knowing if it was something done deliberately or something happening as the result of some form of email harvesting that I have inadvertantly exposed my self to.

Any advice most welcome.

Best regards
Andy
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4. Re: Does JBOSS sell email addresses?

theute Feb 7, 2006 8:20 AM (in response to jboss.fabdata.com)

You probably got your email address harvested on this page, a day you logged on: http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=user&op=whosonline

I don't see any other place it could be (since you didn't post before and didn't participate to the Wiki)

Such companies don't buy their email addresses to companies like ours but to companies like the one who harvested the active member page (unless they do the harvesting themself)
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