Search & Replace Freeware

[ÐåñÎK]

I am looking for specific search & replace freeware that can, with
parameter input, scan (a list of email addresses in) a text file;
replacing with an * any string of numbers appearing before the @.
Example: (e-mail address removed) would become
abcd*[email protected].
Any ideas?
Have already checked out Batch Replacer and some others that don't
appear to be able to do this.

DanlK, ~~~\8-O
~New eBay Store @ www.FYIS.org/estore Collectible Gifts~

 

[Blinky the Shark]

I am looking for specific search & replace freeware that can, with
parameter input, scan (a list of email addresses in) a text file;
replacing with an * any string of numbers appearing before the @.
Example: (e-mail address removed) would become
abcd*[email protected].
Any ideas?

A couple.

Idea #1: That this sounds like Step 1 of a method of harvesting email
addresses for "number dictionary" attacks.

For example, for finding instances of

bob[number]@domain.tld

for the sake of generating spam for all of the

bob1, bob2, bob2 ... bob{n} mailboxes at that domain.

Idea #2: Because I think Idea #1 has a very high probability, I think
I'll be not contributing any ideas here, and will, instead, leave that
up to the "because I can, and you can't stop me!" kiddies.

 

[ÐåñÎK]

In Blinky the Shark, in the tradition of alt.comp.freeware hypocrisy,
posted:

I am looking for specific search & replace freeware that can, with
parameter input, scan (a list of email addresses in) a text file;
replacing with an * any string of numbers appearing before the @.
Example: (e-mail address removed) would become
abcd*[email protected].
Any ideas?

A couple.

Idea #1: That this sounds like Step 1 of a method of harvesting email
addresses for "number dictionary" attacks.

For example, for finding instances of

bob[number]@domain.tld

for the sake of generating spam for all of the

bob1, bob2, bob2 ... bob{n} mailboxes at that domain.

Idea #2: Because I think Idea #1 has a very high probability, I think
I'll be not contributing any ideas here, and will, instead, leave that
up to the "because I can, and you can't stop me!" kiddies.

Wrong as usual Blinky!
The purpose of this (not that it is any of your GD business) is to
scan & modify my existing Mailwasher Pro spam blacklist, changing the
plain email addresses with a wildcard expression, that Mailwasher Pro
will process as a variable email address and automatically tag for
deletion without any further manual intervention.

I intend to share this idea with Mailwasher as I did my idea to
provide an Edit (for Wildcard Expression) & Add To Blacklist function
for an future version of their already superb spam fighting
capabilities.

So if anyone would care to assist fine, if not, kiss Blinky's
you-know-what!

DanlK, ~~~\8-O
~New eBay Store @ www.FYIS.org/estore Collectible Gifts~

 

[Blinky the Shark]

In Blinky the Shark, in the tradition of alt.comp.freeware hypocrisy,
posted:

ÐåñÎK wrote:

I am looking for specific search & replace freeware that can, with
parameter input, scan (a list of email addresses in) a text file;
replacing with an * any string of numbers appearing before the @.
Example: (e-mail address removed) would become
abcd*[email protected].
Any ideas?

A couple.
Idea #1: That this sounds like Step 1 of a method of harvesting email
addresses for "number dictionary" attacks.
For example, for finding instances of
bob[number]@domain.tld
for the sake of generating spam for all of the
bob1, bob2, bob2 ... bob{n} mailboxes at that domain.
Idea #2: Because I think Idea #1 has a very high probability, I think
I'll be not contributing any ideas here, and will, instead, leave that
up to the "because I can, and you can't stop me!" kiddies.

Wrong as usual Blinky!

Well, not "as usual", but possibly wrong. Which is why I said "sounds
like" and "I think".

The purpose of this (not that it is any of your GD business) is to

My own thinking, up there, wasn't technically any of your business,
either, but I shared, as you're doing. Tie game. 1 to 1.

scan & modify my existing Mailwasher Pro spam blacklist, changing the
plain email addresses with a wildcard expression, that Mailwasher Pro
will process as a variable email address and automatically tag for
deletion without any further manual intervention.

Good idea. Sounds like a good util for them to offer in conjunction
with their software.

I intend to share this idea with Mailwasher as I did my idea to
provide an Edit (for Wildcard Expression) & Add To Blacklist function
for an future version of their already superb spam fighting
capabilities.

So if anyone would care to assist fine, if not, kiss Blinky's
you-know-what!

Don't you mean they can help you or kiss *your* ass? That would be the
traditional invitaion, here, in terms of those who would not help you.

 

[Vic Dura]

I am looking for specific search & replace freeware that can, with
parameter input, scan (a list of email addresses in) a text file;
replacing with an * any string of numbers appearing before the @.
Example: (e-mail address removed) would become
abcd*[email protected].
Any ideas?
Have already checked out Batch Replacer and some others that don't
appear to be able to do this.

I believe any GREP utility will do this using "regular expressions".

 

[Alan]

I am looking for specific search & replace freeware that can, with
parameter input, scan (a list of email addresses in) a text file;
replacing with an * any string of numbers appearing before the @.
Example: (e-mail address removed) would become
abcd*[email protected].
Any ideas?
Have already checked out Batch Replacer and some others that don't
appear to be able to do this.

Idea #3: It's all Microsoft's fault.