Re: #18689 [Opn]: php.net is getting trawled by spammers (yawn)
| From: | shimi | Date: | Fri, 02 Aug 2002 14:57:34 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: #18689 [Opn]: php.net is getting trawled by spammers (yawn) | ||
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On 2 Aug 2002 sander@php.net wrote:
> ID: 18689
> Updated by: sander@php.net
> Reported By: phpbug@botanicus.net
> Status: Open
> Bug Type: Website problem
> Operating System: l00n1x
> PHP Version: 4.2.2
> New Comment:
>
> We can use gd and embed the e-mail addresses in images... although it's
> easy, it's quite cpu intensive...
not if you do it once when they add the comment, and never again... (i.e.
create a file). disadventage in this case: storage space.
additional adventage: php doesn't have gd by default. all mirrors will
have to enable it if you choose to use the cpu, i believe...
>
>
> Previous Comments:
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> [2002-08-01 13:29:36] goba@php.net
>
> So what method do you suggest us to obfuscate? All the common ones are
> known by email harvesters...
>
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> [2002-08-01 13:10:49] phpbug@botanicus.net
>
> I use throwaway addresses for everything I submit to, and I got a spam
> mail to
> an address I used to report a (closed) PHP bug with. The solution?
> Obfuscate
> e-mails addresses on-site or hide them.
>
> Received: from 195.53.199.151 ([195.53.199.151])
> by newjack.dahomelands.net (8.12.4/8.11.6) with SMTP id
> g71DPtqo029643
> for <phpbug@botanicus.net>; Thu, 1 Aug 2002 13:25:58 GMT
> (envelope-from Success@Microsoft.com)
> Message-Id: <200208011325.g71DPtqo029643@newjack.dahomelands.net>
> From: CEO of Internet Marketing <Success@Microsoft.com>
> To: phpbug@botanicus.net
> Cc:
> Subject: EARN $ 100,000+/YEAR SENDING E-MAIL !
> Sender: CEO of Internet Marketing <Success@Microsoft.com>
> Mime-Version: 1.0
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
> Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 08:27:47 -0400
> X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Build 10.0.2616
> X-Priority: 1
>
>
> Please, dont suggest "use a spam filter", or any other such bad
> solutions, just
> stop leaking addresses. Maybe one day the Internet will be a place
> where e-mail
> addresses are safe in the wild again, maybe not..
>
>
> Dave.
>
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Best regards,
Shimi
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