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DaiWelsh
05-06-2003, 05:46 AM
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?
DaveSW
05-06-2003, 10:04 AM
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?? :D Thanks
Dai really Welsh (as in an inhabitant of Wales LOL)
starrwriter
05-07-2003, 03:13 AM
Originally posted by DaiWelsh
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?

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

http;//www.assmaker.mybravenet.com
Charles
05-07-2003, 05:01 AM
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.
starrwriter
05-07-2003, 02:35 PM
Originally posted by Charles
It will also make the address not show up in one in ten browsers.

You can't have your cake and eat it, too.
JackTheTripper
05-07-2003, 06:45 PM
Screw that one tenth. We're here to make the world a better place by using JavaScript. :D


(Just my opinion. :p)
Charles
05-07-2003, 07:00 PM
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.
JackTheTripper
05-07-2003, 07:08 PM
Eh, I forgot about them. Sorry. I guess you do belong up on that high horse. :p
pyro
05-07-2003, 08:44 PM
High horse? You're the one who said screw one in ten people without javascript...
JackTheTripper
05-07-2003, 09:17 PM
'Twas a joke.



Both times.
Bullschmidt
05-07-2003, 10:37 PM
I like this for myself (paul@bullschmidt.com):

paul@bullschmidt.com
Charles
05-08-2003, 04:45 AM
That would be the escaping the address that I mentioned above.
Bullschmidt
05-08-2003, 04:16 PM
You're right. Well hopefully it might help someone at least a tiny bit to see an example of it.
Asch
05-09-2003, 02:58 AM
for spam i v done this ...works okay...:O)...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>');
}

------

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


asch
Royal programmer
:D
DaiWelsh
05-09-2003, 08:44 AM
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? ;)