LockedContact Admin e-mail address in graphics

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cdrinfo
Junior Member
As the "Contact Admin" e-mail address is linked in text, we receive several dozen of spam mails daily.
This is due to the fact that e-mail spiders can easily find this address.

I recommend instead of linking to the actual e-mail address, when a user clicks on the "Contact Admin" link, a pop-up window to come-up displaying the e-mail address in graphics, along with a short suggestion on the proper procedure the user must follow for sending the message.
ErEf
Version 3 user
RE: Contact Admin e-mail address in graphics
or just an e-mail form
motox795
License Holder
RE: Contact Admin e-mail address in graphics
In my dynamic header and posts I use this email address scrambler code.
It seems to be pretty effective.
Be sure to check out the innerpeace.org web site for 3 different ways to implement this code.
Note: As forum Admin you can use html in posts so you surround the script with html tags
[html]...script data....[/html]

<!--EScrambled Email Address Code-->
<!--For help with this code go to-->
<!--http://innerpeace.org/escrambler.shtml-->
<script>
<!--
function escramble(){
var a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i
a='<a href=\"mai'
b='volunteers'
c='\">'
a+='lto:'
b+='@'
e='</a>'
f=''
b+='innerpeace.org'
g='<img src=\"'
h=''
i='\" alt="Email us." border="0">'

if (f) d=f
else if (h) d=g+h+i
else d=b

document.write(a+b+c+d+e)
}

escramble()

//-->
</script>
<!--End EScrambled Email Address Code-->
post edited by motox795 -
cdrinfo
Junior Member
RE: Contact Admin e-mail address in graphics
I know there exist web crawlers that are able to interpret javascript and follow resulting links.
I do not know the extend these are avialable to the public, though.

Since it seems there does not exist any intend for having this ability built-in, I will have to do it manually using the .net gdi:(((
APGvNext (Sam)
vNext Owner
RE: Contact Admin e-mail address in graphics
The contact admin link is in the header, so if you do not like it because it is causing spams, you can remove it. The software already has a email function that uses a form to prevent spammers to get addresses.