my friends: Thanks for your input. Teck __* On Mon, 15 Mar 2004 19:40:30 -0800, Mark Groen ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) wrote: *__ : ----- 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 :
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