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Topic: Internet for Beginners



Expert: Angela Scott
Date: 10/1/2008
Subject: Email Extractor Programs?

Question
As no one has created an internet "Yellow Pages" for email addresses, do you know of any good email extracting programs?  I'm looking for one that preferably can zero in geographically.  For example, if I wanted to find some email addresses of realtors in Houston, I can put in Houston +Realtors and hopefully, tell by their IP addresses if they are here in Houston...do you know of any programs that can do this?

Thank you,
Landon

Answer
Hi thanks for your question.

The subject of email extractors is dodgy to say the least. These programs are now illegal due to spammers using them to extract email addresses from various websites and sending out unsolicited email, then passing them on to other spammers.

A 'Yellow Pages' for email addresses would be targeted by these criminals and those addresses would be abused on a massive scale.

If I were you I would consider another venture. :-)

Angela

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