Email Mask -- Hides Email Address from SPAMers

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Wow.

Is it all Flashed up and sound-embedded, too?
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No, none. The address was in the tagline. Why not do a little simple
checking before making wrong headed wisecracks?
 
Yep, I only read the JS thread after I posted my response to the OP.
Wow.

Is it all Flashed up and sound-embedded, too?
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JavaScript is a perfectly legitimate web technology for those of us who want
more out of the web than static text. Yes, some people abuse it, however,
there is far more uses for it that only enrich websites if used
appropriately. Don't blame the bullets for the scumbags.
 
Paul Bowlay wrote:

Is it any easier if I change it to:
(e-mail address removed) ?
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Marginally. One might still ask "what info? I looked at sig and headers
and didn't see anything that looked relevant"[1]. I suspect it's the
"with" that would throw some people -- most people just do REPLACE or
something like that, and I think that's more obvious than tying it to
something with "with".

[1]That was my first reaction, anyway: where's *is* the info I'm
supposed to replace all of this with. I can't speak for others who
don't get it.
 
That's what I do at blinkynet. But I *have* seen apparently
knowledgeable posters in the HTML and/or webmaster groups talking
about some harvesters that can interpret that.
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I think it's fair to say that using Ascii characters or url encoding
(which appears less common then ASCII) is not absolutely safe. Javascript
protected email still appears to be safe altough i have read posts at
www.webmastworld.com where one member relates his email on a chinese site
getting spammed.



right, I'm doing a test right now using a brand new email (specially
chosen username to reduce the possibility of a dictionary attack) on one
of my websites, to see whether ASCII encoded email will be protected from
harvesters. I'm also comparing it against a simple javascript function
protected email (splitting the parts then putting them together) and
lastly a complicated javascript function (using some form of security
encoding, to encrypt) to see if any would get spammed.

So far, all 3 emails are clear, though the experiment is still young...



I




Aaron
 
Seems to me that an easy way to accomplish this would be to make a
.jpg of your email address and put *that* on your website. Spambots
probably can't read such a thing. One could even make the image non
OCR compatible easily enough.
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People, you're all forgetting that blind people need text. The
javascript might work if it works with screenreaders, but the .jpg
wouldn't because making it accessible by using alt text with the real
address might destroy the purpose for which the .jpg was created. (If
spammers troll source code.) There are limits to this method, which is
why most reputable sites now use forms to receive messages instead of
posting their e-mail addresses.
 
Blinky the Shark said:
Is it any easier if I change it to:
(e-mail address removed) ?
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Marginally. One might still ask "what info? I looked at sig and headers
and didn't see anything that looked relevant"[1].
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Okay, perhaps I should change it to:

replace.this.section.with.'info'@paulbowlay.com

Now do y'all get it? :)
 
Paul said:
Is it any easier if I change it to:
(e-mail address removed) ?
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Marginally. One might still ask "what info? I looked at sig and headers
and didn't see anything that looked relevant"[1].
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Okay, perhaps I should change it to:

Now do y'all get it? :)
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After all the talk, sure. But one could still read "this section" as
"everything before the single-quotes...and thereby try

(e-mail address removed) :)
 
Is it any easier if I change it to: (e-mail address removed) ?
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Slightly. But IMO a lot of people would think "replace it with what
info ?"

Apparently you might be meaning :
(e-mail address removed)

If the address is meant to only start with "info" then the more common
way of doing that would be something like ;

deletethis.info@

Regards, John.

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On 20 Aug 2003 12:01:02 GMT, (e-mail address removed) wrote:

most reputable sites now use forms to receive messages instead of
posting their e-mail addresses.
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Cannot think of a "forms" site off hand. Can you point us to one ? I
was wondering what the code looked like. Doesn't an email link still
show in the "source" ?

Regards, John.
 
John Fitzsimons said:
If the address is meant to only start with "info" then the more common
way of doing that would be something like ;

deletethis.info@
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I thought of that, but spambots apparently can strip "REMOVE", "NOSPAM",
and other such common phrases, so I wanted to avoid that approach. Doesn't
matter.
 
BTW, check out my Usenet e-mail address above -- stops spambots from
sending me mail (a filter deletes all 'replace.with.info' mail) and
still makes it obvious for real people on how to contact me. ;)
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But of course you use your real domain which means that you have to
worry about receiving the spam in the first place. Not a good way to
munge your address, unless you're using it as a honeypot.
 
This Program Lets You Hide Your Email Address On Your Website From
SPAMers

This program hides your website Email address from these SPAMers while
letting real visitors send you Email.

Consumer Reports says the most common way SPAMers get Email addresses
is by "harvesting" them from public web pages. They do this with
software that roams the Internet searching the hidden code that
underlies web pages looking for character patterns that have the form
of email addresses. Email Mask masks your address so these programs
don't find them.

http://www.factsfacts.com/EmailMask

This is a brand new program. It is free. If you try it, please drop
me a line and tell me how it worked for you.
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Based on comments I got here I added the option of ascii encoding.

http://www.factsfacts.com/EmailMask

jim
 
check out my Usenet e-mail address above -- stops spambots from

But of course you use your real domain which means that you have to
worry about receiving the spam in the first place. Not a good way to
munge your address, unless you're using it as a honeypot.
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Isn't it difficult to have a website with a hidden domain?

jim
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