Is your spam-proof email really safe? - GoFuckYourself.com

kmanrox · 03-23-2008, 01:25 AM

Don't you people thing there's bots smart enought to figure out that a phrase like
john at smith.com
john at smith dot com
john at smith com
john [[at]] smith d0t com

and so forth is an email address?

hey im guilty of it to, was just thinking.. what an easy way to get good email addresses if you made a spider that harvested those types of email.. they're obviously used emails that ppl want their semi important mails to go to...

wizzart · 03-23-2008, 06:48 AM

first 3 spider can recognize but this last no way

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slapass · 03-23-2008, 07:03 AM

The best is to use an image for the address.

joeman1 · 03-23-2008, 07:27 AM

Doesit matter? They wont get through unlesss they reply to the whitelist email and follow the instructions lol

woj · 03-23-2008, 09:02 AM

The more different you make it like the less likely it is that it will be crawled... but nothing is impossible, a clever bot writer could probably make a program that would recognize even email addresses like that...

CDSmith · 03-23-2008, 10:20 AM

In order for anyone to make it onto my "A List Inbox" list I have to physically approve them. All else is routed to the delete (shit) bin.

So no, it doesn't matter, to me anyway.

u-Bob · 03-23-2008, 10:24 AM

[QUOTE=wizzart;13957893]first 3 spider can recognize but this last no way

think again.

Due · 03-23-2008, 11:02 AM

[QUOTE=u-Bob;13958408]

Quote:

Originally Posted by wizzart

first 3 spider can recognize but this last no way

think again.

Last one contain a hax0r character, no way in hell someone would spam the hax0rs, so guess again

polish_aristocrat · 03-23-2008, 11:21 AM

aristocrat

gmail

com

I bet that's safe

u-Bob · 03-23-2008, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Due

Last one contain a hax0r character, no way in hell someone would spam the hax0rs, so guess again

whether or not someone would want to spam certain people is besides the point.
But it is perfectly possible to extract all email addresses mentioned in this thread.

Pauldarian · 03-23-2008, 09:25 PM

NOTHING is fucking safe man! They used to say the Telco was safe and look what happned? Sex can kill you, IRC was so called safe when it was just out of date college professors and look at what it is now.

Nothing is safe man nothing. Esp spam proof email!

rowan · 03-23-2008, 11:14 PM

This is the reason I no longer post to many mailing lists: their web archives use a very simple form of obfuscation (eg "username at domain dot com") which won't fool anything but the most stupid harvester. I made a single post with a 100% new email addr and it wasn't long before it was receiving spam.

The only way to stop it being harvested is to make it complicated enough that it requires a few steps to "construct" the correct address, but that won't stop assholes adding you manually.

03-23-2008, 01:25 AM	#1
kmanrox aka K-Man Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: The Gutter Posts: 29,292	Is your spam-proof email really safe? Don't you people thing there's bots smart enought to figure out that a phrase like john at smith.com john at smith dot com john at smith com john [[at]] smith d0t com and so forth is an email address? hey im guilty of it to, was just thinking.. what an easy way to get good email addresses if you made a spider that harvested those types of email.. they're obviously used emails that ppl want their semi important mails to go to... __________________ Crypto HODLr Crypto mining Angel investor

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woj <&(©¿©)&> Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Chicago Posts: 47,882	The more different you make it like the less likely it is that it will be crawled... but nothing is impossible, a clever bot writer could probably make a program that would recognize even email addresses like that... __________________ Custom Software Development, email: woj#at#wojfun#.#com to discuss details or skype: wojl2000 or gchat: wojfun or telegram: wojl2000 Affiliate program tools: Hosted Galleries Manager Banner Manager Video Manager Wordpress Affiliate Plugin Pic/Movie of the Day Fansign Generator Zip Manager

03-23-2008, 10:20 AM	#6
CDSmith Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Location: My network is hosted at TECHIEMEDIA.net ...Wait, you meant where am I located at? Oh... okay, I'm in Winnipeg, Canada. Oops. :) Posts: 51,460	In order for anyone to make it onto my "A List Inbox" list I have to physically approve them. All else is routed to the delete (shit) bin. So no, it doesn't matter, to me anyway. __________________ *Promote Wildmatch, ImLive, Sexier.com, and more!!* ALWAYS THE HIGHEST PAYOUTS: Big Bux/ImLive SIGNUP ON NOW!!! Put some PUSSYCA$H in your pocket. ICQ me at: 31024634

03-23-2008, 11:21 AM	#9
polish_aristocrat Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 40,377	aristocratgmailcom I bet that's safe __________________ I don't use ICQ anymore.

03-23-2008, 06:48 AM	#2
wizzart scriptmaster Industry Role: Join Date: May 2006 Location: Serbia Posts: 5,237	first 3 spider can recognize but this last no way ________________ Stop Spam

03-23-2008, 07:03 AM	#3
slapass Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Earth Posts: 14,622	The best is to use an image for the address.

03-23-2008, 07:27 AM	#4
joeman1 So Fucking Banned Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 321	Doesit matter? They wont get through unlesss they reply to the whitelist email and follow the instructions lol

03-23-2008, 10:24 AM	#7
u-Bob there's no $$$ in porn Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: icq: 195./568.-230 (btw: not getting offline msgs) Posts: 33,063	[QUOTE=wizzart;13957893]first 3 spider can recognize but this last no way think again.

03-23-2008, 09:25 PM	#11
Pauldarian Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: WeHo Posts: 40	NOTHING is fucking safe man! They used to say the Telco was safe and look what happned? Sex can kill you, IRC was so called safe when it was just out of date college professors and look at what it is now. Nothing is safe man nothing. Esp spam proof email!

03-23-2008, 11:14 PM	#12
rowan Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 17,393	This is the reason I no longer post to many mailing lists: their web archives use a very simple form of obfuscation (eg "username at domain dot com") which won't fool anything but the most stupid harvester. I made a single post with a 100% new email addr and it wasn't long before it was receiving spam. The only way to stop it being harvested is to make it complicated enough that it requires a few steps to "construct" the correct address, but that won't stop assholes adding you manually.