[FormerlyAnotherLurker]

I used a "phony" address for registering several years ago and the Trib has sent me a grand total of 2 e-mails in more than 3 years. Both were about updates to the site.

I'm pretty sure by now they don't spam you or use the address for anything other than update info about their site. If they send me another one in the next year I may have to empty the mailbox. ;-)

[Ronzo]

I'm pretty sure by now they don't spam you or use the address for anything other than update info about their site. If they send me another one in the next year I may have to empty the mailbox. ;-)

I have a "special" e-mail account that I use for logging into sites that REQUIRE login. It's for real, but I only log into it once a month or so, just for kicks.

Surprisingly, I get NO spam from the Trib what-so-ever. They don't send me a darn thing. Of course, I only gave them they absolute minimum of info, and check or unchecked any boxes about "getting e-mail from our sponsors" and so forth.

Most companies realize that SPAM is not the way to go...

The most spam I get is from Dell, but that only came after I bought a couple of computers from them. They don't send e-mail out all that often though, and it hasn't been all that much of a bother.