[thelist] Re: Using JavaScript for non-clickable email addresses

[Maximillian Schwanekamp]

evolt at vonwinterfeldt.com wrote:
> <a 
> href="&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#116;&#111;:&#109;&#121;&#97;&#99;&#99;&#111;&#117;&#110;&#116;&#64;&#100;&#111;&#109;&#97;&#105;&#110;.&#110;&#101;&#116;">Write 
> to us.</a>

Using ASCII character entities is not a very effective method of 
obfuscation from harvesters anymore.  Maybe it was in '98, but no 
longer.  Non-predictable, e.g. idiosyncratic to a particular site, 
methods are generally better, if you truly must create a mailto: link. 
There are human harvesters too, though.  Once /they/ get an address, 
it'll make the rounds in spammerland very quickly.  All in all the best 
solution is a contact form, or to require authentication before 
displaying any documents containing mailto: links.

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Maximillian Von Schwanekamp
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