A small break…
Yes, I do have another “neat little snippets of code” addition to my series there - but it’s still in the works. I keep getting more and more snippets, so I’m thinking this is going to be a long-running series. So to wait only for those entries…well…I’d never be able to post anything else!
So, I’m pausing a moment and adding this.
A year ago, today, I started a little experiment. I am happy to report that I have yet to receive a single email from either of those addresses - spam or otherwise. Well…unless you could “test” emails I’ve sent to myself to ensure they were still working. Which they are.
But today, one of the email lists I’m on had an interesting discussion about spam. Someone made a comment that they believed “scraping” of email addresses from websites don’t happen anymore (for the most part) - that it’s a dying practice that’s almost extinct. If this is true, then it renders my experiment a bit pointless.
So, that being said, I’m adding to my experiment. Welcome my new email address:
Look at that. Right there, wide out in the open. With this one, I am asking to get spam. Hit me with your best shot. Let’s see how long it takes - if it takes any time at all. Who knows? Maybe they’re right - if they are, it’s excellent news!
Posted by admin
February 2nd, 2008
…and there you have it. It is now Saturday, March 1, 2008, and I check my email - and I have spam. Took ‘em 28 days, but there you go! So it is still going on.
I’m going to keep the experiment running to see how quickly it is before I’m getting hundreds a day to this email address. I’ll keep you all posted!
Spoken wisely on March 1st, 2008 at 11:30 am