[BNM] Masking email addresses on a page

[AndrewGill73@gmail.com]

You could try this online tool to easily create the Javascript email links:

http://www.dynamicdrive.com/emailriddler/

I imagine it's possible that new spambots to somehow get around this.... but
i've used it on many sites and (so far) have experienced relatively little
or no spam from these email addresses.

Andy

On 7/6/06, Danny Hope <danny.hope at hobointernet.com> wrote:
>
> If the address must be displayed here's a nasty way of doing it:
>
>    1. display the address with a CAPTCHA-style graphic
>    2. use JavaScript to render-in the mailto: link
>
> If your site happens to be written in PHP, you could use this:
>
> http://www.phpclasses.org/browse/package/3193.html
>
> On 7/6/06, delarge <delargerock at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > hmmmmm yeah - I usually use forms but this needs to display the email
> > address - in a yellow pages style - you know... the user needs(or
> should)
> > to
> > be able to see the address....
> >
> > So it's quite sad that it's come to this - that you can't put an email
> > address in html without getting spammed to death...
> >
> > thaks Josh for the flash idea but the site is flash-free so far.. would
> be
> > a
> > shame to add it just for this...
> >
> >
> >
> > On 7/6/06, Danny Hope <danny.hope at hobointernet.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > If you want it to be accessible it will be accessible to spambots too.
> > >
> > > Have you considered having a form? Of course you can require that
> people
> > > add
> > > theire email address. That way you would then be able to icontinue the
> > > conversation by email.
> > >
> > > On 7/6/06, delarge <delargerock at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > If you need to write an email address on a page - complete mailto
> link
> > -
> > > > are
> > > > you asking for a spam onslaught?
> > > >
> > >
> > > --
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> > > Danny Hope
> > >
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