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http://mailbait.info has been controversial on HN[1]. A decade ago it started out making about $80.00 USD/Month. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3825299

on a side note, http://l2.io/ip.js is pretty cool. since it allows script injection into the return, it can be used clientside to inject their ip into the webpage. Pretty cool if y…

it's like mailbait round two.

mailbait is not intended to signup for spam. The email returned is solicited from legitimate services; including listservs, newsletters, and anything else users dig up to add to th…

the mailbait host sends no email. ever. mailbait seeks to use the most basic of webservers with the fewest resources for hosting.

You've just taken this to a whole new level. Should mailbait be extended to pair name/address with forms online? I could modify my woodburning stove and heat my house... think how …

faster is only one aspect of a scalable solution. perhaps thought has been given to the potential for abuse, and trying to keep from trashing the servers on the other side.

Sure, TCP carries the requests, but i think k2h was referring to the javascript running clientside. tear apart the .js on the site. mailbait servers don't fill out any forms. clien…

where were you guys 9 days ago? Keep the suggestions coming!

this takes what I'm working on to a whole new level! I love it. I'm already joined. Check out mailbait.info for another side of a similar coin.

Tell me what you think. How can mailBait.info be made more effective at pulling off this horrible idea?