Hiding mailto:'s

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Crash Gordon

Hi,

This is not specifically an FP question but here goes.

How does one hide an mailto: address from spam crawlers/spiders? Seems I remember that it can be done, but not how it's done.

No sooner did I get a Form made on a new web, but I started getting nonsense spam from it...so I made one of those graphic password entry things, but that will only work for the form...what about plain ole Webmaster links - stuff like that?

TIA,

Rob
 
L

Lord Ford

i'm not the expert here but would adding a ?subject=whatever do it?
it's worth a try and it' what i do
bill
p.s. my name is not lord ford and my email is not [email protected]
IMO, you'll probably get more spam off this NG than you'll ever get from
your webpages

Hi,

This is not specifically an FP question but here goes.

How does one hide an mailto: address from spam crawlers/spiders? Seems I
remember that it can be done, but not how it's done.

No sooner did I get a Form made on a new web, but I started getting nonsense
spam from it...so I made one of those graphic password entry things, but
that will only work for the form...what about plain ole Webmaster links -
stuff like that?

TIA,

Rob
 
C

Crash Gordon

Yah, that's what I do now, then I still have to check if it's valid or not.
Yep...tons of spam from NGs.

Tnx,

R.


| i'm not the expert here but would adding a ?subject=whatever do it?
| it's worth a try and it' what i do
| bill
| p.s. my name is not lord ford and my email is not [email protected]
| IMO, you'll probably get more spam off this NG than you'll ever get from
| your webpages
|
| | Hi,
|
| This is not specifically an FP question but here goes.
|
| How does one hide an mailto: address from spam crawlers/spiders? Seems I
| remember that it can be done, but not how it's done.
|
| No sooner did I get a Form made on a new web, but I started getting nonsense
| spam from it...so I made one of those graphic password entry things, but
| that will only work for the form...what about plain ole Webmaster links -
| stuff like that?
|
| TIA,
|
| Rob
|
| --
| From: "Crash Gordon"
| email: [email protected]
|
|
|
 
M

Mike Mueller

Crash-
To eliminate it from my site ( I had the same troubles as you...), I
don't use mailto's anymore. I created a form for the email ( fields:
SenderName, SenderAddress,MessageTo, MessageSubject,MessageBody) and the
MessageTo is drop-down menu to select a specified person or group. The form
results go to an asp page which reads the form data and determines the email
address there based on the results of the drop down menu. CDO is then used
to send the message.

Mike


Hi,

This is not specifically an FP question but here goes.

How does one hide an mailto: address from spam crawlers/spiders? Seems I
remember that it can be done, but not how it's done.

No sooner did I get a Form made on a new web, but I started getting nonsense
spam from it...so I made one of those graphic password entry things, but
that will only work for the form...what about plain ole Webmaster links -
stuff like that?

TIA,

Rob
 
K

Kevin Spencer

The only way is to completely remove the email address from the HTML in the
page. This can be done by using server-side programming to send the email.
Basically, the link to send email goes to an ASP (or other server-side
technology) page, and the server-side code gets the email address and sends
the email.

--
HTH,
Kevin Spencer
..Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Big things are made up
of lots of little things.

Hi,

This is not specifically an FP question but here goes.

How does one hide an mailto: address from spam crawlers/spiders? Seems I
remember that it can be done, but not how it's done.

No sooner did I get a Form made on a new web, but I started getting nonsense
spam from it...so I made one of those graphic password entry things, but
that will only work for the form...what about plain ole Webmaster links -
stuff like that?

TIA,

Rob
 
X

xmas

I use JavaScript for email addy's on my site, can't vouch for the success,
but I don't receive allot of group spam. Here's the
code.

<script language=javascript>
<!--
var username = "username";
var hostname = "Domain.com";
var linktext = "Click Here To Send Me Email";
document.write("<a href=" + "mail" + "to:" + username + "@" + hostname + ">"
+ linktext + "</a>")
//-->
</script>

xmas
Hi,

This is not specifically an FP question but here goes.

How does one hide an mailto: address from spam crawlers/spiders? Seems I
remember that it can be done, but not how it's done.

No sooner did I get a Form made on a new web, but I started getting nonsense
spam from it...so I made one of those graphic password entry things, but
that will only work for the form...what about plain ole Webmaster links -
stuff like that?

TIA,

Rob
 
K

Kevin Spencer

If the "to" address is selected from a drop-down list, the email addresses
of each address in the list will be hard-coded into the HTML for the page,
and can be harvested.

--
HTH,
Kevin Spencer
..Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Big things are made up
of lots of little things.
 
K

Kevin Spencer

This solution would work, as it obfuscates the email address in the page.
Very clever!

--
HTH,
Kevin Spencer
..Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Big things are made up
of lots of little things.
 
B

bender

I use JavaScript for email addy's on my site, can't vouch for the success,
but I don't receive allot of group spam. Here's the
code.

<script language=javascript>
<!--
var username = "username";
var hostname = "Domain.com";
var linktext = "Click Here To Send Me Email";
document.write("<a href=" + "mail" + "to:" + username + "@" + hostname + ">"
+ linktext + "</a>")
//-->
</script>

xmas
Click to expand...
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
very nice.

some of the pages i make have tables created from databases showing
names, phone numbers and e-mail addresses of people. Is there a way
of incorporating this script into the output of the e-mail field? or
even adding a field to the d/b that has this script in it? just
wondering.....

thanks,

Larry
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
"Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown."
 
T

Thomas A. Rowe

Don't put it on the web, instead use forms that are processed via ASP, PHP,
CGI-Perl, etc. on the server. This allows the email address to never be seem
by users or robots.

--

==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
WEBMASTER Resources(tm)

FrontPage Resources, WebCircle,
MS KB Quick Links, etc.
==============================================


Hi,

This is not specifically an FP question but here goes.

How does one hide an mailto: address from spam crawlers/spiders? Seems I
remember that it can be done, but not how it's done.

No sooner did I get a Form made on a new web, but I started getting nonsense
spam from it...so I made one of those graphic password entry things, but
that will only work for the form...what about plain ole Webmaster links -
stuff like that?

TIA,

Rob
 
C

Crash Gordon

Cool...I'm gonna give this a shot...if not I will try the other suggestions...

Thanks ALL !!

Robo


| I use JavaScript for email addy's on my site, can't vouch for the success,
| but I don't receive allot of group spam. Here's the
| code.
|
| <script language=javascript>
| <!--
| var username = "username";
| var hostname = "Domain.com";
| var linktext = "Click Here To Send Me Email";
| document.write("<a href=" + "mail" + "to:" + username + "@" + hostname + ">"
| + linktext + "</a>")
| //-->
| </script>
|
| xmas
| | Hi,
|
| This is not specifically an FP question but here goes.
|
| How does one hide an mailto: address from spam crawlers/spiders? Seems I
| remember that it can be done, but not how it's done.
|
| No sooner did I get a Form made on a new web, but I started getting nonsense
| spam from it...so I made one of those graphic password entry things, but
| that will only work for the form...what about plain ole Webmaster links -
| stuff like that?
|
| TIA,
|
| Rob
|
| --
| From: "Crash Gordon"
| email: [email protected]
|
|
|
 
X

xmas

Thank You Kevin,

xmas
www.xmas-i-am.com
========================
| This solution would work, as it obfuscates the email address in the page.
| Very clever!
|
| --
| HTH,
| Kevin Spencer
| .Net Developer
| Microsoft MVP
| Big things are made up
| of lots of little things.
|
| | > I use JavaScript for email addy's on my site, can't vouch for the
success,
| > but I don't receive allot of group spam. Here's the
| > code.
| >
| > <script language=javascript>
| > <!--
| > var username = "username";
| > var hostname = "Domain.com";
| > var linktext = "Click Here To Send Me Email";
| > document.write("<a href=" + "mail" + "to:" + username + "@" + hostname +
| ">"
| > + linktext + "</a>")
| > //-->
| > </script>
| >
| > xmas
| > | > Hi,
| >
| > This is not specifically an FP question but here goes.
| >
| > How does one hide an mailto: address from spam crawlers/spiders? Seems I
| > remember that it can be done, but not how it's done.
| >
| > No sooner did I get a Form made on a new web, but I started getting
| nonsense
| > spam from it...so I made one of those graphic password entry things, but
| > that will only work for the form...what about plain ole Webmaster
links -
| > stuff like that?
| >
| > TIA,
| >
| > Rob
| >
| > --
| > From: "Crash Gordon"
| > email: [email protected]
| >
| >
| >
|
|
 
X

xmas

Hi Bender,

You might have to come up with a bit more scripting than that.
But my motto is anything is possible............

xmas
====================
|
| >I use JavaScript for email addy's on my site, can't vouch for the
success,
| >but I don't receive allot of group spam. Here's the
| >code.
| >
| ><script language=javascript>
| ><!--
| >var username = "username";
| >var hostname = "Domain.com";
| >var linktext = "Click Here To Send Me Email";
| >document.write("<a href=" + "mail" + "to:" + username + "@" + hostname +
">"
| >+ linktext + "</a>")
| >//-->
| ></script>
| >
| >xmas
| ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
| very nice.
|
| some of the pages i make have tables created from databases showing
| names, phone numbers and e-mail addresses of people. Is there a way
| of incorporating this script into the output of the e-mail field? or
| even adding a field to the d/b that has this script in it? just
| wondering.....
|
| thanks,
|
| Larry
| - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
| "Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown."
 
K

Kathleen Anderson [MVP - FP]

If it's an ASP page generated on-the-fly from a database, you don't have to
worry about harvesters - the email address only exists in the database, not
on a web page.
 
C

chris leeds

I've used this for several sites:
http://www.hiveware.com/enkoder_form.php
easy as it gets and I've had no spam related complaints.
HTH
Cool...I'm gonna give this a shot...if not I will try the other
suggestions...

Thanks ALL !!

Robo


| I use JavaScript for email addy's on my site, can't vouch for the success,
| but I don't receive allot of group spam. Here's the
| code.
|
| <script language=javascript>
| <!--
| var username = "username";
| var hostname = "Domain.com";
| var linktext = "Click Here To Send Me Email";
| document.write("<a href=" + "mail" + "to:" + username + "@" + hostname +
">"
| + linktext + "</a>")
| //-->
| </script>
|
| xmas
| | Hi,
|
| This is not specifically an FP question but here goes.
|
| How does one hide an mailto: address from spam crawlers/spiders? Seems I
| remember that it can be done, but not how it's done.
|
| No sooner did I get a Form made on a new web, but I started getting
nonsense
| spam from it...so I made one of those graphic password entry things, but
| that will only work for the form...what about plain ole Webmaster links -
| stuff like that?
|
| TIA,
|
| Rob
|
| --
| From: "Crash Gordon"
| email: [email protected]
|
|
|
 
K

Kevin Spencer

If it's an ASP page generated on-the-fly from a database, you don't have
to
worry about harvesters - the email address only exists in the database, not
on a web page.
Click to expand...

Not necessarily true. If it's an automated product, it may be making
requests that yield ASP pages with results, particularly if the pages are
not reached as the result of a form post.

General rule of thumb - if you can see it in a page, a harvester may too.

--
HTH,
Kevin Spencer
..Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Big things are made up
of lots of little things.
 
M

MD Websunlimited

Hi Crash,

Take a look at SpamStopper.
--
Mike -- FrontPage MVP '97-'02
http://www.websunlimited.com
Stop Spam Email Mining from your web pages with SpamStopper
http://www.websunlimited.com/order/product/SpamStopper/spam_stopper_help_dir.htm
FrontPage Add-ins Since '97 2003 / 2002 / 2000 Compatible


Hi,

This is not specifically an FP question but here goes.

How does one hide an mailto: address from spam crawlers/spiders? Seems I remember that it can be done, but not how it's done.

No sooner did I get a Form made on a new web, but I started getting nonsense spam from it...so I made one of those graphic password
entry things, but that will only work for the form...what about plain ole Webmaster links - stuff like that?


TIA,

Rob
 
M

Mike Mueller

Kevin-
The email address is not on the page with the form. The drop down will
populate a field with a name (Mike, All, Chief) and then the ASP page which
contains the CDO script pulls that field info and then matches it to an
email address. I thought this would be safe as none of that code is
visible.

Mike
 
K

Kevin Spencer

Hi Mike,
The email address is not on the page with the form. The drop down will
populate a field with a name (Mike, All, Chief) and then the ASP page
Click to expand...
which

That's not a problem, as long as there are no email addresses in the
drop-down list box, but only names.

Good luck!

--
HTH,
Kevin Spencer
..Net Developer
Microsoft MVP
Big things are made up
of lots of little things.
 
M

Mike Mueller

Kevin-
Thank you. You had my limited knowledge worried there for a moment. My
next adventure from this will be to pull the addresses from a database for
this, as it is hardcoded right now on the asp page

Mike
 
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