Where Do Dummy Email Addresses Go?

ajain writes "Maybe a year and a half back or so, I started using someone@somewhere.com as a dummy email id in online blogs, guestboks, forums, and sundry pages. But then I started wondering what if someone actually tried to email me on that email address. I was sure that it would bounce because I assumed that there wouldn't be an actual email address like that. In any case, just for fun, I decided to google on someone@somewhere.com. And lo behold, there are some 4090 results! I have written a small article at my blog and a reader says NoOne@NoWhere.com is another contender. Do you use some common dummy email IDs too, to get around the privacy problem online? Isn't there a potential for malicious misuse of someone's email ID in this way?"

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[solarmist]

So, what is your favorite dummy e-mail address???

I like asdf@lkj.com

Re:isn't it obvious?

[Lord Bitman]

dont worry, bill gates doesnt actually use billg@microsoft.com OR bill.g@microsoft.com. They are both equally incorrect. His real address (no, not askbill@microsoft.com either) is kept secret from the outside world, and probably only accepts mail coming from MS's internal network.

Re:isn't it obvious?

[1hurcoman]

I always use bill.gates@microsoft.corporate.com