Spam-X
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Spam-X
http://www.lindstromconsulting.com/software/spam-x.html
Spam-X is a small anti-spam program that seeks to block +email harvesting spambots and flood them with hundreds or even thousands of worthless e-mail addresses. It "hides" these junk mailto: links in the body of a normal-appearing HTML page, which it generates using words from a dictionary of over 45,000 English words. It generates each page of junk mailto: links very slowly, thereby wasting the spambot's time. Last but not least, it includes a "loop back" link to itself, with a random parameter, hoping to fool the spambot in to endlessly looping and thereby getting "stuck" on the Spam-X link and blocking it from ever reaching your real email address.
Documentation
User install guide available in HTML format from http://www.lindstromconsulting.com/documentation/spam-x/INSTALL.html
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Licensing
| License | Verified by | Verified on | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPLv2orlater | Janet Casey | 2452597.519 November 2002 |
Leaders and contributors
| Contact(s) | Role |
|---|---|
 Nathan Lindstrom | Maintainer |
Resources and communication
| Audience | Resource type | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Bug Tracking,Support | Homepage | http://www.lindstromconsulting.com/contact.html |
Software prerequisites
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Required to use | GNU make 3.76 or later |
| Required to use | Perl 5.6.0 or later |
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