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Safe mailto: link on web pages

Posted: Thu 04 Apr 2013 8:59 pm
by RayProudfoot
For some time I've wanted to add an email link on my web pages but have been wary of entering my email address in plain text because of spambots.

I came across this site which offers some excellent advice on how to create a safe link. http://www.bronze-age.com/nospam/index.html

I've incorporated it into one of my pages here. http://www.cheadlehulmeweather.co.uk/seasonaverages.htm

I'd appreciate any comments on whether you consider this a safe enough method to confuse those feared spambots.

Re: Safe mailto: link on web pages

Posted: Thu 04 Apr 2013 10:24 pm
by beteljuice
There's also this from just over a year ago ;)

https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=7081

Re: Safe mailto: link on web pages

Posted: Thu 04 Apr 2013 10:35 pm
by RayProudfoot
Thanks beteljuice. Not too dissimilar to the one I found. I must admit to not searching Cumulus first. ;)

The important thing is that you don't enter your email address without it being changed so the spambots can't detect it.

Re: Safe mailto: link on web pages

Posted: Fri 05 Apr 2013 2:08 am
by BCJKiwi
There is always Mike Challis' excellent package with captcha;
http://www.fastsecurecontactform.com/
It is a bit of work to configure (full info comes with the donationware package) but is well respected as bullet proof.

Re: Safe mailto: link on web pages

Posted: Fri 05 Apr 2013 7:32 am
by RayProudfoot
Thanks for the recommendation. I'll try what I have at the moment and see how things go. I do use MailWasher Pro so can bounce any unwanted messages.