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E-mail address harvesting
E-mail harvesting is the process of obtaining lists of e-mail addresses for use in bulk mail or other purposes usually grouped as spam. Methods range from purchasing lists of e-mail addresses from other spammers to the more common use of special software, known as "harvesting bots" or "harvesters", which scan Web pages, postings on Usenet, mailing list archives, and other online sources to obtain e-mail addresses.
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