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Seems like a great way to get spammed to death. (Pauses to build a scrapper to collect HN user emails).
by jordan801 7y ago
Seems like a great way to get spammed to death. (Pauses to build a scrapper to collect HN user emails).
- stevekemp 7y agoGithub is a surprising source of spam for me; whether it is the emails in commits, or from the profile I don't know. But I'd estimate I get 1 email every 3-4 months referencing the profile and either inviting me to join some blockchain hypefest, or telling me I'd be perfect for a role .. in another country.
- jacques_chester 7y agoActually, I get relatively little spam on the addresses in my profile. Where I get a lot of spam is via one-off email addresses I would use each month in "Who's Hiring?" posts. Those threads are absolutely being scraped and resold.
- adventured 7y agoSame here. I added an email address a few years ago and have received maybe six pieces of spam. Someone added me to a tech related mailing list without my permission, that was only very slightly annoying.
- whalesalad 7y agoMy email address has been in my profile for years ... I never get spam. I've received maybe 4-5 unsolicited emails in the lifetime of my account (Created October 10, 2007) and they haven't bothered me.