In: 8AQje.1453$Xh.738@fed1read07, "Caveat Lector" wrote:
Maybe not the right place but seems there are several web experts here.

Can web spiders read and harvest e-mail addresses from a pdf file ?

Many users and folks like QRZ.com are using jpegs not ascii for listing
e-mails -- this seems to work.

So for pdf files without going to a jpeg --- are ascii text addresses
harvestable ?

Yes, (well, most likely) If it can be exported to text, it can be
harvested. Take a look at googles "view as HTML" option for instance.

Not sure if spammers have resorted this far or not yet though...

Have a look at spamassassin if you want a good (free) spam detection
system.

Jamie
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