- Re: Email Mask -- Hides Email Address from SPAMers
- Posted by Paul Bowlay on August 19th, 2003
"jim evans" <emailmask@factsfacts.com> wrote
No need for a program -- just add these lines of code to the web page and
you're done. (Note: Remove the leading ';' from each line to enable it!).
;<script language="JavaScript">
;<!-- Begin
;document.write('<a href="'+'mailto:'+'YourName'+'@'+'hotmail'+'.'+'co m'+'">'+'Your Name'+'</a>');
;//-->
;// End -->
;</script>
- Posted by Blinky the Shark on August 19th, 2003
Paul Bowlay wrote:
Same caveat, of course, as for jim's program -- JS dependency. I
mention it for the sake of consistency.
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- Posted by Paul Bowlay on August 19th, 2003
"Blinky the Shark" <no.spam@box.invalid> wrote
Yep, I only read the JS thread after I posted my response to the OP.
I doubt many PCs would have JS disabled these days anyway... makes
it kinda hard to surf the net! 
- Posted by Paul Bowlay on August 19th, 2003
"Paul Bowlay" <replace.with.info@paulbowlay.com> wrote
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. 
- Posted by DC on August 19th, 2003
On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 16:47:56 +1000, Paul Bowlay
<replace.with.info@paulbowlay.com> wrote:
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- Posted by Paul Bowlay on August 19th, 2003
"DC" <dcmoose@myrealbox.com> wrote
What? You can't work out my address from replace.with.info@paulbowlay.com ?
- Posted by Blinky the Shark on August 19th, 2003
Paul Bowlay wrote:
You might be surprised.
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- Posted by Blinky the Shark on August 19th, 2003
jim evans wrote:
Wasn't a wisecrack. Was a legitimate question. Thanks for answering,
despite your own folloring wisecrack.
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- Posted by burnr on August 20th, 2003
jim evans <jimsnews@houston.rr.com> wrote in
news:mb55kv8d43cngj4qeh9h7f4mm2bh5gh5hf@4ax.com:
According to this site, browsers with javascript enabled far out weigh
those which are not.
http://www.enchantedwebsites.com/ew_info/index6.html
I have no idea how accurate this is, but I suspect it's close.
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- Posted by Paul Bowlay on August 20th, 2003
"Blinky the Shark" <no.spam@box.invalid> wrote
Hmm, well then... I don't know what to say. I didn't think it was THAT hard.
- Posted by Paul Bowlay on August 20th, 2003
"John Fitzsimons" <xpm4senn001@sneakemail.com> wrote
Is it any easier if I change it to: replace.this.section.with.info@paulbowlay.com ?
- Posted by Stephen on August 20th, 2003
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.
- Posted by Blinky the Shark on August 20th, 2003
Paul Bowlay wrote:
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.
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- Posted by Paul Bowlay on August 20th, 2003
"Blinky the Shark" <no.spam@box.invalid> wrote
Okay, perhaps I should change it to:
replace.this.section.with.'info'@paulbowlay.com
Now do y'all get it?
- Posted by Blinky the Shark on August 20th, 2003
Paul Bowlay wrote:
After all the talk, sure. But one could still read "this section" as
"everything before the single-quotes...and thereby try
infoinfo@paulbowlay.com
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- Posted by John Fitzsimons on August 21st, 2003
On Wed, 20 Aug 2003 11:48:52 +1000, "Paul Bowlay"
<replace.with.info@paulbowlay.com> wrote:
Slightly. But IMO a lot of people would think "replace it with what
info ?"
Apparently you might be meaning :
replace.this.section.with.the.word.i...ulbowlay .com
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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- Posted by Paul Bowlay on August 21st, 2003
"John Fitzsimons" <xpm4senn001@sneakemail.com> wrote
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.
- Posted by Bronzed.Bodies on August 22nd, 2003
On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 16:47:56 +1000, "Paul Bowlay"
<replace.with.info@paulbowlay.com> wrote:
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.
