address harvester

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address harvester - Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) :

  address harvester
   n.
  
     A robot that searches web pages and/or filters netnews traffic
  looking
     for valid email addresses. Some address harvesters are benign, used
     only for compiling address directories. Most, unfortunately, are run
     by miscreants compiling address lists to spam. Address harvesters
     can be foiled by a teergrube.