Re: Hiding Email Addresses

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2003


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 47251
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texte = >In terms of bots and the like, what would be the effect of simply having the >email address as a hidden text variable. >ie. [text show=f]email_address=test@test.com[/text] >Email: [email_address]>Would the bot read the actual email address?Yes, when it is given to the browser via WebDNA as: Email: test@test.com-Dan On Mon, 27 Jan 2003 22:55:26 -0800 Brian Fries wrote: >The bot, like any browser, will never see [email_address] because WebDNA will stick the value >of that variable there before the page leaves your server. No browser, human or bot, will ever >see your DNA code (unless you have some drastic configuration problem or intentionally wrap the >code in [raw]). A bot sees exactly what you see if you load a page in your browser then view >source. > >- brian > >On Monday, January 27, 2003, at 10:36 PM, Tim Robinson wrote: > >>In terms of bots and the like, what would be the effect of simply >>having the >>email address as a hidden text variable. >>ie. [text show=f]email_address=test@test.com[/text] >>Email: [email_address] >> >>Would the bot read the actual email address? >> >>Tim >> >> >>>From: Bob Minor >>>Reply-To: (WebDNA Talk) >>>Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 23:37:25 -0600 >>>To: (WebDNA Talk) >>>Subject: Re: Hiding Email Addresses >>> >>>Javascript is a worthwhile solutions assembling the address on the >>>page >>>via document.write syntax. It gets your email on the page, clickable >>>and not readable by a page scanner >>>On Monday, January 27, 2003, at 04:54 PM, Marko Bernyk wrote: >>> >>>>Well you can always use a graphice file if you just want to display >>>>the address on a page... >>>>This at least will hide the email from the bots but still display it >>>>to a user. >>>>...use this inconjuction with a form >>>Robert Minor > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.StrongGraphicDesign.com (208) 319-0137 | Toll-free p/f 877-561-1656 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Hiding Email Addresses (Marko Bernyk 2003)
  2. Re: Hiding Email Addresses (Christer Olsson 2003)
  3. Re: Hiding Email Addresses (Dan Strong 2003)
  4. Re: Hiding Email Addresses (Dan Strong 2003)
  5. Re: Hiding Email Addresses (Steve Craig 2003)
  6. Re: Hiding Email Addresses (Dan Strong 2003)
  7. Re: Hiding Email Addresses (Dan Strong 2003)
  8. Re: Hiding Email Addresses (Brian Fries 2003)
  9. Re: Hiding Email Addresses (Tim Robinson 2003)
  10. Re: Hiding Email Addresses (Bob Minor 2003)
  11. Re: Hiding Email Addresses (Marko Bernyk 2003)
  12. Re: Hiding Email Addresses (Dan Strong 2003)
  13. Re: Hiding Email Addresses (Glenn Busbin 2003)
  14. Re: Hiding Email Addresses (Frank Nordberg 2003)
  15. Re: Hiding Email Addresses (Gary Krockover 2003)
  16. Hiding Email Addresses (Steve Craig 2003)
>In terms of bots and the like, what would be the effect of simply having the >email address as a hidden text variable. >ie. [text show=f]email_address=test@test.com[/text] >Email: [email_address]>Would the bot read the actual email address?Yes, when it is given to the browser via WebDNA as: Email: test@test.com-Dan On Mon, 27 Jan 2003 22:55:26 -0800 Brian Fries wrote: >The bot, like any browser, will never see [email_address] because WebDNA will stick the value >of that variable there before the page leaves your server. No browser, human or bot, will ever >see your DNA code (unless you have some drastic configuration problem or intentionally wrap the >code in [raw]). A bot sees exactly what you see if you load a page in your browser then view >source. > >- brian > >On Monday, January 27, 2003, at 10:36 PM, Tim Robinson wrote: > >>In terms of bots and the like, what would be the effect of simply >>having the >>email address as a hidden text variable. >>ie. [text show=f]email_address=test@test.com[/text] >>Email: [email_address] >> >>Would the bot read the actual email address? >> >>Tim >> >> >>>From: Bob Minor >>>Reply-To: (WebDNA Talk) >>>Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 23:37:25 -0600 >>>To: (WebDNA Talk) >>>Subject: Re: Hiding Email Addresses >>> >>>Javascript is a worthwhile solutions assembling the address on the >>>page >>>via document.write syntax. It gets your email on the page, clickable >>>and not readable by a page scanner >>>On Monday, January 27, 2003, at 04:54 PM, Marko Bernyk wrote: >>> >>>>Well you can always use a graphice file if you just want to display >>>>the address on a page... >>>>This at least will hide the email from the bots but still display it >>>>to a user. >>>>...use this inconjuction with a form >>>Robert Minor > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.StrongGraphicDesign.com (208) 319-0137 | Toll-free p/f 877-561-1656 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Dan Strong

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