Scraped Email Address Scrapped

In a previous article, linked here, I documented how I handle my email and the measures I use to cut down spam. Read that for the back story. When I initially posted the article, I made the mistake of referencing my actual email domain instead of using "joe.flickr@example.com" as an example. A few weeks ago, I started receiving a lot of spam that was directed to this address and I couldn't figure out why or how. I assumed Flickr had sold my email address or something. Not too far fetched considering Yahoo's current state of affairs.

I figured there had to be another reason, and today, it finally dawned on me. I read back over my other article and saw the mistake I'd made. Some spambot had scraped my blog and archived my email address for spamming. Luckily, it's an easy solution. I just send all mail directed to that address directly to the trash, never to be heard from again. I can even change my email address with Flickr so I don't miss anything legit from them. I just feel sorry for whomever actually owns the example.com domain.