If you go here:
http://getyourwebsitehere.com/jswb/text_to_ascii.html
and type in your email address, it will convert it to ASCII, thus making it harder for bots to pick up the address, while making it easier for readers to copy and paste without having to remove 'AT' and "DOT'. Hat-tip: Soni Pitts, my new Converger friend.
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Converting your e-mail address to ASCII
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Posted on: October 24, 2007 9:27 PM, by Coturnix
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:-D
I love playing with my geek toys. Thanks for the link love.
Posted by: Soni | October 24, 2007 10:37 PM
Sorry, but bots have been looking for and converting ascii for years now. This won't stop SPAM at all.
Posted by: Doug Alder | October 25, 2007 12:08 AM
There are various ways to hide email addresses from the source code and each method can be bypassed given enough attention. Having said that, the key to have your email address available to your readers is to pick a method that is accessible and usable by them as well as whatever is technology feasible for you. It is a matter of competing against resources in a smart way when it comes to having our emails public.
Posted by: Sarven Capadisli | October 25, 2007 1:21 AM
I nice way to collect working e-mail addresses.
(Me? Paranoid?)
Posted by: Lassi Hippeläinen | October 25, 2007 4:24 AM
Okay, let me ask the obvious question: Do spammers ordinarily run a ROT13 and then try to extract addresses from the results? If not, then there are free desktop widgets to rotate text strings for you.
Example: ebtre_enzwrg@nby.pbz is the 13-rotation of roger_ramjet@aol.com
They'd be welcome to try attacking 'nby.pbz' but I doubt they'd get anywhere.
Posted by: 6EQUJ5 | October 25, 2007 7:27 AM