Re: protecting email addresses on a web site

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On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 5:51 PM, Ashley Sheridan
<ash@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> On Mon, 2010-06-14 at 17:20 -0400, Paul M Foster wrote:
>
> > On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 01:06:29PM +0100, Ashley Sheridan wrote:
> >
> > > On Mon, 2010-06-14 at 08:02 -0400, David Mehler wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hello,
> > > > I've got a site that is needing to have two email addresses on it,
> one
> > > > for general contact and information and the other for webmaster for
> > > > site problems. I do not want these addresses to become harvested by
> > > > spammers yet i want to make it possible for people to email if
> needed.
> > > > I can not use javascript for this solution.
> > > > Suggestions appreciated.
> > > > Thanks.
> > > > Dave.
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > If Javascript isn't a solution (which I can understand for
> accessibility
> > > reasons) then the only method I've seen that seems to work is to have
> > > the email as an image in the same font style as it would be on the page
> > > if it were just text. Facebook uses this to display contact email
> > > addresses for people, and I've seen it used elsewhere also. The only
> > > other method I've seen is to add in extra characters with a small note
> > > to humans to remove them, but I find this quite a messy solution.
> > >
> > > Unfortunately, you can't get away with just a contact form these days
> if
> > > you're a business, as it's a legal requirement in some countries to
> have
> > > a contact details available, and not just a contact form.
> >
> > Do you have specifics? I've never heard of such a requirement.
> >
> > Notwithstanding Ash's assertion, I would suggest a contact form. The
> > email address is effectively hidden, and you can apply CAPTCHA to the
> > form to cut down on bot spam. It also introduces some discipline on the
> > user, and potentially allows you to categorize inquiries (making it
> > easier to pass them on to the proper person). You can also have a pick
> > list on the form which details which person you'd like the form to be
> > sent to.
> >
> > In general, on contact forms or "about us" pages, I include some
> > physical address and possibly a phone number. This might satisfy Ash's
> > requirement for "contact details".
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > --
> > Paul M. Foster
> >
>
>
> It's not my requirement, it's been a legal requirement in the UK for 3
> years now.
>
> http://www.calmdesign.co.uk/articles/Website_legal_requirements/?id=16
>
> Thanks,
> Ash
> http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk
>
>
>
Thanks for the link, Ashley, I'll admit I my ignorance regarding these
requirements in other countries.  Something to consider in future projects.

Adam

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