Stop Web Spam, Anti-Spam Methods for Site Owners and Webmasters

How can you encrypt your email address? Well, the most obvious way it to use this encrypted code below.

Note: this isn't completely safe from so-called spambots that try to sniff out your email addresses, but it's much, much better than simply using mailto:spammenow-NOT@YourISP.com

So here is the code for mailto:email@YourISP.com believe it or not - see the image in the top right hand corner (Squidoo automatically converted into the right text, alas!)

If you cut/paste that code onto a webpage - all one word - you'll see what I mean.

(Note: I generated this code from the excellent Willmaster website. You can even code subject and body statements if you like!)

Note: you can see another example of this anti-spam method in this Stop spam article

A slighly more sophisticated, and secure, way of hiding your email address from the spambots is to use this JavaScript code below.

This javascript will create display email aaa@bbb.com when you put it on your website. It's easy to change the values aaa, bbb and .com

<script language="JavaScript">
<!-- Begin
user = "aaa";
site = "bbb.com";

document.write('<a href=\"mailto:' + user
+ '@' + site +
'\">');
document.write(user + '@' + site + '</a>');
// End -->
</script>

Note again you can see this example on this anti-spam article

Contact forms are a great way of allowing people to contact you without requiring that you display your email address. Trouble is, many of these forms still require that you put your email on the web page. Bignose Bird form is an example.

It is possible to use anti-spam feedback forms, however. And these forms are sometimes free! I can recommend Willmaster again, and their excellent anti-spam contact form.

Actually, such is Willmaster's commitment to reducing spam you can also find two more anti-spam solutions there: 1) spambotbuster email address and the completely harvest-free, remotedly hosted email solution called In Form as well as the new, remotely hosted email address Flow-to.com.

I have used Spambot buster and In Form and both are recommended services. I have an example contact form showing you both services being used on this Contact Us at TextMeFree.com page