[ale] e-mail address harvesting from web pages

[Geoffrey]

John Mills wrote:
> ALErs -
> 
> On reading a recent Consumer Reports article on spam, one person whose 
> e-mail I post on an organization's web site asked that I either take some 
> measures to impede harvesting addresses from our web site, or that I 
> remove his address. He suggested a graphic image instead of text.

John, I use a small javascript to build the email address on the fly. 
Here's and example:

function mfb() {
 

     cmd6 = "db"; cmd1 = "ma"; cmd5 = "h gra"; cmd2 = "web"; cmd4 = "Mr"
     cmd1 += "ilt"; cmd5 += "de We"; cmd4 += "s. Mye"; cmd2 += "master"
     cmd3 = "?su"; cmd1 += "o:"; cmd5 += "b si"; cmd4 += "rs 4t"
     cmd6 += "ack"; cmd2 += "@3times2"; cmd5 += "te fee"; cmd2 += "5."
     cmd2 += "net"; cmd3 += "bje"; cmd3 += "ct="
     location.href = cmd1 + cmd2 + cmd3 + cmd4 + cmd5 + cmd6
}

The calling code is as follows:

   <a href="Javascript: void mfb()"
         onMouseOver="btnAction('fb', 'overfb');
         window.status='Comments about our website?'; return true;"
         onMouseOut="btnAction('fb', 'fb');"
         onMouseUp="btnAction('fb', 'overfb');"
         onMouseDown="btnAction('fb', 'downfb');">
         <img src="images/fb.jpg" id=fb border=0 alt="Comments about our 
website?"></a>

There's no way anyone will harvest that email address above.


-- 
Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric at 3times25.net

The latest, most widespread virus?  Microsoft end user agreement.
Think about it...

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