Re: PHP Code I Must find

[John Taylor-Johnston <jt.johnston@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ok.

<?php
$mystring = "me@xxxxxxx";
#How can I generate $mystring in ascii characters?
echo ??($mystring);
?>



lists-php wrote:
> that's not UTF, rather just the html representation of the ascii
> codes for the characters. [someone else has already pointed you to an
> ascii table.]
>
> when put in the context of the "mailto:"; it's actually fairly easy
> for a bot to identify and decode (i'm not saying that they do, but
> it's not hard). if you're going to use this approach you may want to
> make the e-mail addresses user-readable, but unlinked. while still
> easily decoded, most bots won't waste time trying to decode every
> string like that that they encounter (at least not yet).
>
>   - Rick
>
>
> ------------ Original Message ------------
>   
> > Date: Thursday, May 29, 2008 07:08:34 PM -0400
> > From: John Taylor-Johnston <jt.johnston@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: PHP-General <php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject:  PHP Code I Must find
> >
> > A web site deploys what I think are UTF characters to mask email
> > addresses.
> > Is there there a php function I can use to generate this? Or was
> > this hand-done?
> > It is crackable, but a darned good stab at the problem of spiders
> > at the same.
> > Any feedback, info or code would be appreciated,
> > John
> >
> > John Taylor-Johnston wrote:
> >     
> > > My source is this page:
> > > http://www.grandlodge.mb.ca/contact.html
> > > John
> > >
> > >       
> > > > /<div align="center">To report a technical problem with this site 
> > > > please <a 
> > > > href="mailto:&#119;&#101;&#098;&#109;&#097;&#115;&#116;&#101;&#11
> > > > 4;&#064;&#103;&#114;&#097;&#110;&#100;&#108;&#111;&#100;&#103;&#1
> > > > 01;&#046;&#109;&#098;&#046;&#099;&#097;">contact  the
> > > > webmaster</a>.</div>/
> > > >
> > > > /In UTF code:
> > > >
> > > > mailto:&#119;&#101;&#098;&#109;&#097;&#115;&#116;&#101;&#114;&#06
> > > > 4;&#103;&#114;&#097;&#110;&#100;&#108;&#111;&#100;&#103;&#101;&#0
> > > > 46;&#109;&#098;&#046;&#099;&#097;
> > > >
> > > > would be this in latin characters:
> > > >
> > > > mailto:webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
> > > >         
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