Schockwellenreiter says (in German) that if everyone were to post just 20 fake e-mail addresses on their websites (even invisibly commented-out, since some spiders do not differentiate between visible text and commented-out text), that would eventually pollute the e-mail lists compiled by spammers via spiders to the point that they would be discouraged from gathering addresses in this way. Does anyone know if this is true? I would think that, since the cost of collecting addresses in this way is low, they wouldn’t care if some mails bounced.
Just in case, here are 20 fake (I hope) e-mail addresses:
georgebush@sandiegozoo.com richardashcroft@blackhelicopters.org dickcheney@safelocation.org thisistedious@fakemail.net qwerty@qwertz.net qwertz@qerty001.com hot4U2004@yahoo.com spamlover1999@hotmail.com godzilla@toho.com lalalala@gettingoldfast.net deadhorse@kickkickkick.net deadhorse@flogflogflog.uk sq91ld1@ssssssspam.org 091243oa@fake.ta alsk01984@klajh.org only5togo@akjh.com asdjfkl@blammo99.net shoesRus@spambotsdie.org enlargewhat@finethankyou.net 10894@grok.edu
You forgot: bugzilla@sextalk.at :)
hmmm, you might get in trouble with the godzilla@toho.com…. :-)
oh and about spamproofing: This is my favorite:
bauke@UNDERPANTS.schildt.nl
(Remove UNDERPANTS to mail me… :-))
Nice idea, but after reading this, I’m doubtful about the idea.
http://www.metafilter.com/comments.mefi/19469
i was wondering whether they cared much about bounces and bad addresses – whether that would have any effect. i like the idea of everyone actually going to their sites and using up their bandwidth.
that MeFi can suck the joy right out of just about anything, can’t it?