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OMFG what the hell is with all the real email addresses listed - its a spammers paradise. You'd think they'd be all throwaways but there's a lot of real ones (e
by damian2000 14y ago
OMFG what the hell is with all the real email addresses listed - its a spammers paradise. You'd think they'd be all throwaways but there's a lot of real ones (eg. banks, communications) and also noticed a smattering of gov domains.
- pferde 14y agoYeah, that's what I noticed as first thing when opening that page. They're not even obscured in the html code. I thought ICANN were professionals.
- ceejayoz 14y agoProfessionals know that "obscured in the HTML code" means nothing against today's collection bots.
- pferde 14y agoOf course, best thing would be not including the addresses at all (that's what professionals would do), but if they deemed it necessary, "obscuring" the addresses would at least stop the most rudimentary harvesters. Also, why the downvotes? Have I offended anyone?
- peteretep 14y agoIf you think spammers have trouble getting their hands on real email addresses, you don't really understand spam.
- joeyh 14y agoThis is real email addresses of wealthy people who are open to a rather risky idea. I'm not thinking spammers...
- peteretep 14y ago... wealthy people? You mean: technical contacts at large corporations, I think. They sound perfect for sending ... well, sending what to? 419 scams?
- there 14y agoAlso, if you're relying on e-mail obfuscation and other tricks (that usually just make it harder for legitimate people to contact you) to prevent spam from getting to your inbox, you really don't understand spam.