The recipient address is automatically copied to the corresponding field. Even changing the 'dot' in front of the top-level domain offers comparatively little protection and makes it harder to read:Įven more revealing than the sign, is the HTML email link This allows website visitors to open their preferred email program with a simple click.
More refined spambots can even search for popular alternative spellings such as, , (at), the sign or its equivalent contains two special characters separated by a dot, this is a clear indication for the harvester that this is an email address. Transcribing the address provides little protection. This sign is not normally found in natural texts, but is used in email addresses to separate the username and domain from each other. Simple search patterns in a website’s source text search for signs. The characteristic syntax, which corresponds to all email addresses, delivers the sought-after contact information. For this purpose, specialized programs (known as ‘email harvesters’) search websites, mailing lists, internet forums, or social media platforms for email addresses.
Email harvesting is the automated acquisition of email addresses for unfair advertising, phishing attacks, or spreading malicious software, and is usually software-supported.
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