I wrote this quick simple hint about how to replace all of your "mailto" tags with a small bit of javascript to prevent spammers from indexing your email addresses. This is probably common knowledge to experts but for anyone who doesn't know, just trying to contribute to the anti spam cause!

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-Eric

Some spam bots are getting wise to that method... here's a more advanced one if you're still having issues, or are just really paranoid:

http://reliableanswers.com/js/mailme.asp

Couldn't you just use a server side language to process a form or something to you, without the javascript?

not if you dont want to spend more money for the extra hosting options from yahoo!

-Eric

Oh... I get free hosting from a friend .

I found an easy way that you can hide your email from any sort of *Spam*. Unicode it! It works for me on my website. (At least so far.) I haven't heard anything Pro or Con about this method.

Here's where you can go to Unicode it: http://infidesign.com/temp/unicode/index.cfm

You'll be able to use this with Yahoo.

-->DianeD

Here is another/similiar easy, but not foolproof one that I have used in the past. It keeps most of the spammers out and can be used for multiple email addresses on the same page.

Put this in the head of your document:

<script language="Javascript" type="text/javascript">
<!--
function sendmail(user,domain) {
document.location.href = "mailto:" + user + "@" + domain;
}
//-->
</script>

And this in the body of your document where you want the link to appear (also change the "you" to be the email username (before the @ symbol) and the "yoursite.com" to your domain name):

<a href="javascript:sendmail('you','yoursite.com');"> Contact</a>

Hope that helps someone out there,

Kaiman

Website Design, Graphics, Hosting - Glenwood Springs, CO
Computer Repair, Networking, Training - Glenwood Springs, CO

i didnt know you could mail through java, interesting, i just always use php...

by the way if your using yahoo you might want to look here, http://www.x10hosting.com they rock!

this would be javascript, wmtalk.tk. And it is using an html mailto: link.

lol, you know what i mean, java, javascript, same thing lmfao...

but i thought when you use the mailto: in html all it does is open up thier email program and inputs the email address into the to: line...

but i thought when you use the mailto: in html all it does is open up thier email program and inputs the email address into the to: line...

That's true. The above JavaScript examples simply replicate that effect. However, regular-expression based spam bot spiders can usually pick out the simple ones, and UniCode won't stop very many of them...

lol, you know what i mean, java, javascript, same thing lmfao...

Actually wmtalk.tk they are not the same thing at all. Java is a programming language that is used to write applications for appliances and software (like the timer on your stove) . It can also be used to run server-sided scripts for website design. Javascript on the other hand is a scripting language used for client-side website design.

Kaiman

Website Design, Hosting, and Domain Registration - Glenwood Springs, CO
Computer Repair, Networking, Training - Glenwood Springs, CO