What's the difference in spamex.com and setting up a wildcard? For instance, if your website asks for my email address, I'll put [EMAIL PROTECTED] If I get junk from that address, I know who's responsible. Plus, it's easier to remember which "disposable" address I entered for your site.
-Brad > -----Original Message----- > From: Justin Greene [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 8:25 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Skimmin the list.......? [oT] > > > I have been using the same Spamex Disposable Email Address > (http://www.spamex.com) on this list for 18 months and this is the only > place that the address has been used and my real email address is in the > list going back to the very beginning, but I have not received > the email in > question to either. If someone is harvesting then they are being > selective. > > BTW: It is really tough for the list owner to prevent harvesting unless > subscriptions are moderated. List subscribers need to protect themselves > with something like Spamex Disposable Email Addresses > (http://www.spamex.com). You cannot leave the door unlocked and then get > upset it you get robbed! (shameless self promotion and somewhat > on target as > the site is coded in CF). > > Justin > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 8:01 AM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: Re: Skimmin the list.......? [oT] > > > > The old archives then. The new archives do not show a persons > > email address unless the person is using an email package > > that does not show their 'normal' name. > > (http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=messag > es&threadid=13814&forumid=4) > Below is the start of an article I'm writing on it (about 3 pages in > already): > Email addresses all follow a standard format. The problem is that there > are more than one standard. Below are the 5 ways in which an > email address > will be formatted: > Name <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > "Name" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Name) > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > In the first 3 examples, a 'plain text' name is sent along with the email > address. In the last 2, only an email address is sent. This gives us a > challenge to work with; how to parse the full email address to get the > plain text name and the actual email address. The answer is actually > easier than one would think. Lets write a User Defined Function (UDF) to > do this. > > > > They could also be using the archives for skimming... > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Michael Dinowitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 11:46 PM > > Subject: Re: Skimmin the list.......? [oT] > > > > > > > I'll check out if this group is subscribed and remove them. I'll also > ban the domain from the list. SKIMMING IS NOT > > ALLOWED HERE. I find out the name of the person who uses this list for > spam the world will know it and he'll be > > blacklisted from any resource I have any connection with. > ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
