Wow if that was true then that is a total bummer! I don't think spam bots convert and scan PDF documents, however with a little thought it wouldn't be all that hard. I suppose the only thing keeping them from doing it is a little effort - and if they think it is worth it, they will do it.
-- Mitch On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 10:40 AM, Donna Marie Vincent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, all. Hope you're having a great summer. > > I'm wondering if spambots can/do harvest email addresses contained in pdf > documents that are in Docman. > > I have PDF Indexer running on a site, and I modified it to change the format > of email addresses in the pdf conversion to text for the index, but I don't > know if the spambot can get it directly from the pdf. > > I've been doing some research but haven't found anything yet that indicates > they do this. > > Donna > > _______________________________________________ > New York PHP SIG: Joomla! Mailing List > http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/joomla > > NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online > http://www.nyphpcon.com > > Show Your Participation in New York PHP > http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php > _______________________________________________ New York PHP SIG: Joomla! Mailing List http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/joomla NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online http://www.nyphpcon.com Show Your Participation in New York PHP http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php
