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Originally Posted by JackTheTripper
I've been doing this for 2 years. Have a domain name registered at www.doteasy.com and pay $25 a year and get free hosting.( |
If you are paying $25 a year to get free hosting, then what is the $25 a year for?
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I signed up on cnet.com so I could download software. Used cnet@.... About 6 months later I started getting spam to that address for adult sites. Contacted them and they assured me they don't sell addresses.
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Isn't that interesting? I'm betting that the Customer Service rep who answered your inquiry probably has no clue what happens to the data stored on CNET's website. You've probably concluded correctly -- either someone's hacked their customer data or an employee is stealing customer info or -- a third option -- CNET doesn't know what's exactly happening to their own data (this would be my #1 suspect).
While admittedly it's a little troublesome to have to set-up a new forwarding account for every new website registration, the benefit is clear: it stops spam in its tracks, and if spam does land into your Inbox, you have an easy way of blocking it by shutting off the forwarded email account.