RE: [PHP] Re: Email Antispam

> -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Giner [mailto:jim.giner@albanyhandball.com] > Sent: April 17, 2012 4:33 PM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP] Re: Email Antispam > > > "David Mehler" <dave.mehler@gmail.com> wrote in message > > news:CAPORhP5Cuzd0Hb9gBFLESNe5LofDODN64S2UOAuMWCb=zohn0g@mail.gmail.com... > > Hello, > > > > I'm working on a site that has email addresses on it. I am not wanting > > to use mailto links so as to avoid spam harvesters, I'd like another > > solution so that mailto links would work but would not work with > > spammers. I've tried several javascript-based solutions, but am not > > able to get them to be consistent. It seems like once they're used > > they revert to coded links. If anyone has any solutions I'd appreciate > > it. I'm not sure I can do this in php, generate email addresses > > dynamically then pass them to the client, it would be the same as the > > spammer hitting the page. I'd prefer something self-hosted and > > preferably light on the resources. > > > > Thanks. > > Dave. > > Why not just put the contact's name/info on screen and then use the > database behind it all to go get the email address and build the mail? > Assuming that the site is using a db to hold these addresses already. > What about using an AJAX call onclick to pull the email address? Or nesting ajax calls to hide it more gooder :P Just thoughts, as I never (almost never) use mailto: tags, and build my own contact form. Steve