RE: [Hangout - NYLXS] * Scraping email addresses from a public list" * : What about using bcc to prevent "scraping" email addresses ?

"Mancini, Sabin (DFS)" <[email protected]>
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Mike,
What about using bcc to prevent "scraping" email addresses ?
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There is noting we can do to stop someone from scraping email addresses
from a public list and subscribing those users to another list.  That is
what I was referring to.

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Mike Gerwitz
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