If you have ever registered at ZMOnline - be warned. If you havn't already, you're going to be a spam target.

Being the owner of my domain name I've had the privilege of setting up context-sensitive email addresses. Specifically it means I can have one-address-per-website, for example.

Of late I have been receiving spam - unsolicited commercial email - destined for email addresses that have only ever had one purpose; the ZM website.

Years ago I listened to ZM most of the time, and I registered on their site to let me interact with their site, register for contests, etc etc. Nothing much ever came of it and after repeatedly becoming irritated with their tendency to play edits of popular tracks fractionally faster (and at a resultantly higher pitch) than otherwise normal, I migrated elsewhere.

So the addresses remained idle - until very recently. Now i'm getting junk such as this:

Dear Sir/Lady: We are the TaiPingYang company . We sell electronic product mainly =2Csuch as digital camera=2Cmobile phone =2CLCD TV=2C xbox=2C Laptops=2C DV=2C Mp4=2C GPS=2C and so on.All items come with 12month international warranty . If you want to buy something =2Cplease contact us freely 2Cour company would like to offer more discounts and best service for business cooperation with you/your company.Any other concern you are welcome to visit our website: www.[removed] please feel free to contact us at: MSN : service@[removed] E-mail: service@[removed]

ZM: Thus begins my boycott and public shaming. You guys either cocked up your security big time or you sold out to a spammer, either way, your name is now mud with me! (And I hope you'll agree.)