Several
sites maintain directories of email addresses,
but they aren't your best first option. If you know someone well enough, the
fastest
way
to find their email address is usually
to just phone them up and ask them. Otherwise, the best place to look is the
web site of an organization they are associated with.
While there is no world-wide email directory, there are a number of individual
directories that index email addresses, sometimes just for a single company.
Some directories collect email addresses by searching the Usenet, which is
the same way that spammers
often get email addresses, so these directories will not pick up addresses of
people that use address disguise
techniques. Some popular directories are listed below:
Directories generally don't work
well with common names since they return more matches than you can easily
search. However, if you are looking for an unusual name they
can work very well, since you will only get a few matches that you can scan quickly.
Resources. The FAQ:
How to find people's E-mail addresses provides more information on finding
people's email addresses.
