What you describe is typically called a tagged email address and it is the same premise that Disposable Email Addresses work on. If you are a mail admin, you can easily create tagged addresses as you describe, however Disposable Email Address Services offer many conveniences that make them prefereable to doing it in the smtp software manually (such as the ability to reply and have it come from the Disposable Email Address, to track history of who has sent what, to selectively turn them on and off as needed, etc).
Justin > -----Original Message----- > From: Brad Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 8:43 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Skimmin the list.......? [oT] > > 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. > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com 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
