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May 06.2003

I read something today suggesting that when entering emails on a website you use html encoded version to avoid spammmers grabbing them fom the page, has anyone tried this and if so do you have any positive/negative feedback?

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@DaveSWMay 06.2003 — Sounds interesting! Were you reading it on the web? if so, could you post a link to let the rest of us read it?? Please?? ? Thanks

Dai really Welsh (as in an inhabitant of Wales LOL)
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@starrwriterMay 07.2003 — [i]Originally posted by DaiWelsh [/i]

[B]I read something today suggesting that when entering emails on a website you use html encoded version to avoid spammmers grabbing them fom the page, has anyone tried this and if so do you have any positive/negative feedback? [/B][/QUOTE]

The freeware program below renders email addresses into javascript that can't be read by spambots:

http;//www.assmaker.mybravenet.com
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@CharlesMay 07.2003 — [font=georgia]It will also make the address not show up in one in ten browsers. I would think that escaping the address would slow the slimey spammers down, but I couldn't say for sure.[/font]
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@starrwriterMay 07.2003 — [i]Originally posted by Charles [/i]

[B][font=georgia]It will also make the address not show up in one in ten browsers.[/font] [/B][/QUOTE]

You can't have your cake and eat it, too.
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@JackTheTripperMay 07.2003 — Screw that one tenth. We're here to make the world a better place by using JavaScript. ?


(Just my opinion. :p)
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@CharlesMay 08.2003 — [font=georgia]That one tenth includes the people who cannot use JavaScript because of their disabilities. I suppose you go about taking white canes away from people too to make the world a better place.[/font]
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@JackTheTripperMay 08.2003 — Eh, I forgot about them. Sorry. I guess you do belong up on that high horse. :p
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@pyroMay 08.2003 — High horse? You're the one who said screw one in ten people without javascript...
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@JackTheTripperMay 08.2003 — 'Twas a joke.



Both times.
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@BullschmidtMay 08.2003 — I like this for myself ([email protected]):

paul@bullschmidt.com
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@CharlesMay 08.2003 — [font=georgia]That would be the escaping the address that I mentioned above.[/font]
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@BullschmidtMay 08.2003 — You're right. Well hopefully it might help someone at least a tiny bit to see an example of it.
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@AschMay 09.2003 — for spam i v done this ...works okay...?)...have fun...


var user;

var domain;

var suffix;

function spam(user, domain, suffix){

document.write('<a href="' + 'mailto:' + user + '@' + domain + '.' + suffix + '">' + user + '@' + domain + '.' + suffix + '</a>');

}

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spam("youpila", "goddamnspam", "com");


asch

Royal programmer

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@DaiWelshauthorMay 09.2003 — Actually, I think it was on a news item, but it was on the bbc, so you could try their website for a link.

They were not specific about whether you needed to escape it all or just key parts like the examples given above.

And I may be Welsh, it depends if being brought up there (age 4-18) counts when I was not born there? ?
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