[ale]OT It begins...

[kafka at antichri.st (George Carless)]

> > I honestly believe that spam harvesting as you know it is inaccurate. 
> > No one searches the web for valid email addresses anymore, at least not
> > the worlds spammers.  
> 
> Yes some do. Really.
> 
> > Think of the resources required to search the
> > web.... bandwidth alone would kill you, not to mention paying someone to
> > develop a robust app to automatically do it for you. 
> 
> The bandwidth is NOT that much, it can be done through DSL using a 500Mhz 
> computer, and still pull 100,000+ email addresses per day. This is called 
> "slogging." Also, it is possible to buy CDs full of email addresses cheaply.

[snip]

Anyone else get the feeling that the fox wants to guard the henhouse, here...? ;p

--George

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George Carless ... kafka at antichri.st
Words are just dust in deserts of sound