Put '.invalid' at the end..

AFAIU, an address like me@myhost.net.invalid
is supposed to be recognised by well designed
software as being invalid so that it can be
automatically dumped.  

I can find no immediate reference to it
specifically, you might have more luck
if you hunt around.

I went through a long debate with the Forte Agent newsreader people
trying to explain to them why it was legit to want to configure a fake
email address for posting and my real one for email.  Their answer was
to use two different instantiations of the program!!!  ARGHHH.

I have cut down my spam considerably by switching to a new email
address, and posting it publicly only in GIF form.  

Somebody should post a little applet that cranks out such gifs for the
general public who may not have the patience to make them all with
Paint Shop Pro.  You might do a little work to foil ocr -- e.g. use an
unusual font, blur the edges a bit, etc. It would be a good exercise
in writing an Applet with a custom font.

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It only requires that you use a *syntactically* valid email address,
meaning that it has to be in the proper form. That doesn't mean you
can't use a fake address. "nospam@nospam.com" is syntactically valid,
if you want to use it.

(However, I *am* using an email address that you can mail to, because
Google sends a confirmation email to the address you give it, which
you must use to enable posting, and then gives you no way of munging
your address when you post. So thank goodness for www.mailinator.com.