Proof of address: use common sense!
Classified in : Homepage, Debian, Miscellaneous, Grumble
As I have just moved to a new home, I had to declare my new address to all my providers, including banks and administrations which require a proof of address, which can be a phone, DSL or electricity bill.
Well, this is just stupid, as, by definition, one will only have a bill after at least a month. Until then, that means the bank will keep a false address, and that the mail they send may not be delivered to the customer.
Disable your spammed addresses with Postfix
Classified in : Homepage, Debian, Command line, To remember
Using address extension
Postfix (and many other mail servers) offers one nice address
extension feature: addresses like
<user+whaterver@> are implicit aliases to
<user@>. This allows users to implement a simple measure to
fight spam:
- when SomeCompany® or whatever asks for your email address, give
them
<user+somecompany@>; - if you start receiving spam at that address, you know who sold or was stolen your address;
- finally, you will be able to disable that address so messages are simply refused with a permanent error code.
Why phishers must looove smartphones
Phishing is a fraud technique that consists in reproducing the content of a targeted website, directing users to it, and recording their credentials when they log into your website. It is like fishing fish with fake food, only you phish humans with fake websites.
Well, I have a good news for the phishers: people are using more and more smartphones, and mobile browsers are making your job really easy. In fact, many regular smartphone user simply have no way to tell your fake website apart from the real one.
Who gave my address to spammers?
For hurried readers: do not give your main email address to Moneybookers or to deviantART, since they may give it (unintentionally, I hope) to spammers.