[MacPerl] The BOMB [Was Re: E-mail Address Extractor?]

["Bill Jones" <bill@fccj.org>]

> At 21:56 -0400 07/28/1999, Bill Jones wrote:
>>Hmmm, maybe...
>>
>>But I just build the 'bombs' - I don't use them...
>>
>>If enough people look at e-mail collecting then one
>>day someone may write an RegEx that is substantially
>>less than 6,500 characters long...
>>
>>Advancement for the sake of it?
>>Do it just because?  =)
>
> Very cute, but irresponsible. I really don't care to look "younger,
> healthier, sexier," but as a direct result of your handiwork, I got
> the first spam I've received since leaving Mindspring for Bellsouth 5
> months ago. Use your powers for good instead of evil and help keep
> the fleshy headed mutants in the Forbidden Zone. As it stands, this
> imbecile's no-name ISP has not confirmed that his account has been
> nuked yet and I am not at all happy. I would encourage all concerned
> to use more discretion in offering help to probable parasites.
>

<snipped a trail>

I am glad *someone* has *finally* blamed me for spam.

I *feel* so much more *useful* again :)

(In my 20 yrs in computers, many on the 'Net, I
 actually get very little spam...)

Para, er, WWW Sites happen,
-Sneex-  :]
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