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Hello,

Is there a way to prevent robots from collecting the e-mail addresses on a
website?

Thanks

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Luc said:


> Is there a way to prevent robots from collecting the e-mail addresses on a
> website?

use a form (one that has your address as part of the script, not as a
hidden field in the form)


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brucie
25/December/2003 03:00:32 am kilo

Luc wrote:
> Is there a way to prevent robots from collecting the e-mail addresses on a
> website?

There are various ways to mask email addresses, but none of them are
perfect.

brucie wrote:
> use a form (one that has your address as part of the script, not as a
> hidden field in the form)

Be careful, some bots are starting to fill out those forms. You should
probably use a CAPTCHA.

Leif K-Brooks wrote:
> brucie wrote:
>
>> use a form (one that has your address as part of the script, not as a
>> hidden field in the form)
>
>
> Be careful, some bots are starting to fill out those forms. You should
> probably use a CAPTCHA.
>


It's kinda simple to make a PHP Anti spam image with a number users have
to enter into a form, if you know PHP that is

~Cameron

Leif K-Brooks <> wrote:
> Be careful, some bots are starting to fill out those forms. You should
> probably use a CAPTCHA.

How do they know what to fill in? Would renaming the form elements to
something other than "email", "body", etc. help?
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"Luc" <> wrote:

> Is there a way to prevent robots from collecting the e-mail
> addresses on a website?

Remove the website. That's the only safe way. Apart from not telling
your visitors any e-mail addresses, that is.

In the end, if you let people e-mail you, it is inevitably possible for
automated programs to e-mail you too. Trying to fight against it by
obscuring your address or by not making it available comfortably is the
wrong way to fight against spam. Use a spam filter, and/or join anti-
spam communities, sue spammers, do whatever might make sense; address
hiding or mungind does not. (This includes your current probable use of
a forged e-mail address.)

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