Protect your email address

[Ryan Fait]

Perhaps someone might be interested in an article I wrote about using JavaScript to protect your email address from email harvesters. I've seen a lot of ways to do it, but I'm rather partial to my way

http://ryanfait.com/articles/2007/01...ail-addresses/

Hopefully I won't forget and I'll keep the articles coming

[ukgeoff]

I have my prefered method as well. I use a form based mail facility for people making the intital contact.

The form is precssed server-side and an email sent to the designated recipient.

Only the server-side code knows the actual email address. The originator of the email only ever finds out what the persons email address was if they choose to reply to that initial contact.

I could be wrong but I think this method is the ultimate spambot proof.

[Ryan Fait]

Yeah, that definitely is more foolproof. However, I like using my mail program to send emails; I find it more convenient and personal. I don't always feel like the person received my email when using forms for some reason. Usually I'll use a server side script, but on my business site, I feel that it's more appropriate to provide all means of direct contact openly.

[JacobHaug]

Nice, I kinda like to use real email address as well. But my way of stopping spam is requiring verification....that the person that sent me the message is a real human. So I have an auto-responder, which sends out an email saying...

Hello,
Thanks For the Email at: email@email.com, Please allow time as this Email is being transferred to Jacob's Personal Email Address..... This Process should be complete upon you opening this Message. Please do not respond to this email. As your response will be DELETED.
Thank You,
Jacob"

Works every time!! But I need to add a white list, or something, so that the approved people don't keep getting that auto-responder cause they hate it....lol