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January 13th, 2004, 08:09 PM
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@ and spam bots
Howdie,
Does using the number code [@] in place of the @ symbol in an e-mail address out wit the spam bots from harvesting a mailto address? If not, what's the generally accepted practice? Thanks, Robsta 
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January 13th, 2004, 09:50 PM
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Robsta,
I've heard the same myself... Although I haven't had any experience with it, I can't see the harm in trying it out... Can't be any worse than the amount of spam you may be receiving now... I know my inbox is full of it!! 
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January 13th, 2004, 10:20 PM
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Ere's how I do it: http://www.nightwatchmen.com/v2/contact.asp
View source. Cept it relies on JS.
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January 13th, 2004, 10:28 PM
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stumpster,
Have you noticed a decline in your spam? I wonder how it would affect those with JS disabled... I've heard that using the hex equivalent (I believe it was hex) will do the trick as well...
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January 13th, 2004, 10:30 PM
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Hey Frankie,
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I started doing this on one of the sites I developed - my first instinct was - «surely the bots are wise to this». I've not given it enough time to see if it works - still getting the rock hard abs, SEO, and viagara junk mail... unless someone's trying to tell me something  - Robsta
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January 13th, 2004, 10:32 PM
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Robsta,
LOL! They're trying to tell you that you need to be an SEO who's all buffed up and hopped on viagra! Man... The wonders that would do! On a more serious note... I hope it does solve the problem. If it does, I'm gonna have to change the way my emails are listed as well... As of now, the spam is really starting to tick me off!
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January 13th, 2004, 10:42 PM
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Hey Stumpy, Looks good - the bots'll never find it . I'll give it a spin. Code:
<script language=javascript>
<!--
var username = "name";
var hostname = "domainname.com";
var linktext = username + "@" + hostname;
document.write("<a href=" + "mail" + "to:" + username + "@" + hostname + ">" + linktext + "</a>")
//-->
</script>
Thx! Robsta p.s. What would happen if a user doesn't have js enabled?
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January 13th, 2004, 10:46 PM
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I've only ever received 2 spams at my work & home addresses, so I guess it works
 (I have a yahoo address I use to signup to things online, which is my spam catcher, but even that doesn't get any... go figure.)With JS off, nothing in between the <script> tags is processed. That means, nothing will show up.
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January 13th, 2004, 10:58 PM
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Hey Stumpy, With a spam filter that good how would ya know if you won a prize in one of those «You've been selected...» sweepstakes? C'mon! - Robsta
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January 14th, 2004, 10:11 AM
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I've heard the javascript example works... similarly, I can't help but enjoy PHP's documentation forum where they display the address like: user AT host DOT com... i think its kind of cute =)
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