> If you put your email address on a web page without
> obfuscation you are only asking for spam.
I agree. Add to that: news group, mailing list which is gatewayed to a
newsgroup or archived on the web.
> Email addresses can be obfuscated to some degree by using
> Javascript (at least until the spammer's harvesting scripts
> get more intelligent).
>
> For example, instead of
> <a href="mailto:[log in to unmask]">
>
> use:
>
> <script LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
>
> user = "me";
> site = "domain";
> dcom=".com";
>
> document.write('<a href=\"mailto:' + user + '@' + site + dcom + '\">');
> document.write(user + '@' + site + dcom + '</a>');
>
> </SCRIPT>
True, but this is bad since many security-conscious folks, folks annoyed
by pop-up ads etc (i.e. the same suspicious of unsolicited emails and
intolerant of spam), often switch off javascript. Simpler methods are
just as effective.
> In emails or newsgroup messages, myname at domain dot com should
> foil most spam collectors.
Right. Very effective. As I've pointed out in other posts today, not
surprisingly effective, when one thinks about it.
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