There are Automated " Bots" that go through Newsgroups harvesting e-mail
addresses.
These are then used by Spammers..
If one of the spammers opens an e-mail with a Virus, all hell breaks loose.


In article ,
(JerrySpringer) writes:


I believe there is an email harvester in this group. Post
a completely off topic post, that you know is going to get
people riled, and sit back and wait for the replys. Then
harvest all the valid email addresses possible. Pretty soon
these people will start getting all the MS Security Patch
BS as well as others. I dont want to name names and I have
no proof, but for example lets look at the posts of one
person in particular Keke Goldfeller,, a little anti semetism
here??? Keke (Kike) Goldfeller (Goldstein)??????? Do a google
search and look at his posts. Once again I dont want to
point the finger at him per say, but where there's smoke there's
fire. What other reason could someone have for these stupid
totally OT posts??? BTW the email address is totally disposable
so dont bother, it will be abanded by days end,, maybe.