----- Original Message ----- From: "rudy" To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: March 15, 2004 5:56 PM Subject: [wdvltalk] Re: Email harvesting - in M$ files?
> > > Microsoft Office suite's files. I have an email link in the > > > word/powerpoint/excel file and I placed the word file on the web. > > > > Besides using a lot more processing power to read, they are binary files > > so the bots won't understand them AFAIK so probably be okay. > > search engines read microsoft files like .doc and .ppt > so why wouldn't a spambot? > i mean, besides the decreased likelihood of finding an email address? because looking for mailto: is just one way of doing it and spammers are lazy bums? So far no one has reported that an email address displayed using javascript has been spammed (yet!) and why bother with the bandwidth of docs and ppt files when there are zillions of good email address available just by downloading a bunch of websites such as this list for example or using a tool like: http://www.lencom.com/desc/indexN7858.html technically nothing is safe except a form I 'spose. > nice to see you on here again, mark thanks, completely self-employed again so much time on the 'puter coming up. Going to do some free and paid lectures/seminars etc. on the island to drum up some business, keeping busy... cheers, Mark ____ � The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM � ____ To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To set a personal password send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the words: "set WDVLTALK pw=yourpassword" in the body of the email. To change subscription settings to the wdvltalk digest version: http://wdvl.internet.com/WDVL/Forum/#sub ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
