[rtpnet-list] "hiding" e-mail addresses on Web pages

[Bob Morris]

Hi Greg

did not know you were on the rtpnet list.

What do you mean by "convert to forms"?   Is there some web page explaining this?

Bob

Greg Lytle wrote:
> Another way to work around this is to convert to forms for handling 
> correspondence. It provides a more convenient method and greater 
> security by keeping the recipient address(s) hidden.
> 
> At 03:56 PM 6/15/2003 -0400, you wrote:
> 
>> To rtpnet-list and TACT list:
>>
>> On Web pages where I have e-mail addresses (other than info at rtpnet.org or
>> my address), I'm replacing "@" with " at ", so username at rtpnet.org 
>> becomes
>> username at rtpnet.org.
>>
>> It might help cut down on the amount of spam you get.
>> See "Why Am I Getting All This Spam?
>>        Unsolicited Commercial E-mail
>>        Research Six Month Report"
>> at http://www.cdt.org/speech/spam/030319spamreport.shtml
>>
>> It says:
>>   Our analysis indicated that e-mail addresses posted on Web sites or 
>> in newsgroups
>>   attract the most spam.
>>
>> I'm leaving info at rtpnet.org because I think it's important that people be
>> able to contact us. I'm getting used to the spam. I wouldn't know what to
>> do if my mailbox was empty every morning.
>>
>> By the way, I put a link to the report on
>> http://www.rtpnet.org/comp/internet.shtml
>>
>> Judy Hallman (hallman at rtpnet.org, http://www.rtpnet.org/hallman)
>> Executive Director, RTPnet, NC (http://www.RTPnet.org/)
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> rtpnet-list mailing list
>> rtpnet-list at rtpnet.org
>> http://www.rtpnet.org/mailman/listinfo/rtpnet-list
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> rtpnet-list mailing list
> rtpnet-list at rtpnet.org
> http://www.rtpnet.org/mailman/listinfo/rtpnet-list
> 
>