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What a great way for spammers to collect valid email addresses...

Valdis

On Oct 26, 2005, at 10:26 AM, David Carpe wrote:

> stumbled onto this via a request to join - this firm collects
> information on people for 'networking purposes' but without any real
> user/member services beyond offering email contacts that are
> validated...each joining member must provide 4 unique email referrals
> to enter the site as well. already at 16 million users in a matter of
> months...speaks loads to the power of networks, but for what?
>
> any thoughts on what one might realistically do with a dbase of this
> nature? www.thenamesdatabase.com

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