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Is it possible to discover valid email addresses from a domain more efficiently than just trying to send mail to random addresses, i.e. brute forcing? Viewed from another perspective: If an email ...
#3: Post edited
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Michael
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2026-08-17T07:46:04Z (about 1 month ago)
Fix typo
Can spammers disvover valid email addresses?
- Can spammers discover valid email addresses?
Is it possible to disvover valid email addresses from a domain more efficiently than just trying to send mail to random addresses, i.e. brute forcing?- Viewed from another perspective: If an email address you've only used in one service starts to receive spam, how strong evidence does this constitute that the service has leaked (sold even) the address to spammers?
- Is it possible to discover valid email addresses from a domain more efficiently than just trying to send mail to random addresses, i.e. brute forcing?
- Viewed from another perspective: If an email address you've only used in one service starts to receive spam, how strong evidence does this constitute that the service has leaked (sold even) the address to spammers?
#2: Post edited
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Iizuki
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2026-08-16T08:34:57Z (about 1 month ago)
- Is it possible to disvover valid email addresses from a domain more efficiently than just trying to send mail to random addresses, i.e. brute forcing?
Viewed from another perspective: If an email address you've only used in one service starts to receive spam, how strong evidence does this constitute that the service has leaked (sold even) the address to the spammers?
- Is it possible to disvover valid email addresses from a domain more efficiently than just trying to send mail to random addresses, i.e. brute forcing?
- Viewed from another perspective: If an email address you've only used in one service starts to receive spam, how strong evidence does this constitute that the service has leaked (sold even) the address to spammers?
#1: Initial revision
by
Iizuki
·
2026-08-16T08:25:57Z (about 1 month ago)
Can spammers disvover valid email addresses?
Is it possible to disvover valid email addresses from a domain more efficiently than just trying to send mail to random addresses, i.e. brute forcing? Viewed from another perspective: If an email address you've only used in one service starts to receive spam, how strong evidence does this constitute that the service has leaked (sold even) the address to the spammers?