>From what I know, List traffic is controlled (it's just glorified
e-mail to a distribution list), unlike UseNet postings. Only other List
members or people trolling the Archives (a tough and tedious job, *if*
you know to look there) can see your post volume. I never get so much
spam as when I make a UseNet post, which I do very rarely now.
Unfortunately, because UseNet now has a long memory, thanks to DejaNews,
things I posted a long way back (that I don't even remember posting) get
trolled for addresses. Since I've had the same e-mail address for about
seven years I'm still reachable from those old posts.
Also remember that browsers, especially those with integrated e-mail, can tell a website a lot about you. When I used to do web demos I learned to use an account specifically for that purpose, to avoid loading my inbox with junk, sometimes months later.
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