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Re: Off Topic: Email harvested from this site by s
By:Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks
Date: 11/11/2003, 9:20 am

While I receive a fair amount of spam, I don't get any from the address I use on this bulletin board. However, if people feel this is a problem, I can configure the bulletin board so it does not display the email addresses. Instead if you wanted to email someone you would be given a form which would email them for you without telling you the address you are sending to.

At this time the script does not send the email address to spiders and harvester bots. For example compare http://www.kayakforum.com/cgi-bin/Building/index.cgi/noframes/read/67068 to the cached version on Google: http://216.239.41.104/search?q=cache:www.kayakforum.com/cgi-bin/Building/index.cgi/noframes/read/67068

Notice that the email address does not appear in the cached version. This is by-no-means fool proof. A spider program could disguise itself as a real person. But, so far it seems to work.

While I can make it so the email never appears for anyone, I think there is some value in making it easier for people to start off-BBS discussion. The email-form system would work OK, but would not be as convenient.

Messages In This Thread

Off Topic: Email harvested from this site by spammers
Mike and Rikki -- 11/10/2003, 2:44 pm
Re: Off Topic: Check your Browser Settings
Chip Sandresky -- 11/11/2003, 12:57 pm
What Chip said
DanG -- 11/11/2003, 1:28 pm
which setting is it in IE?
Frank Eberdt -- 11/11/2003, 1:45 pm
Re: which setting is it in IE? *LINK*
Dan G -- 11/12/2003, 10:01 am
Re: which setting is it in IE? *LINK*
Rob P. -- 11/11/2003, 5:31 pm
thanks *NM*
Frank Eberdt -- 11/11/2003, 10:43 pm
Re: Off Topic: Email harvested from this site by s
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 11/11/2003, 9:20 am
Re: Off Topic: Email - leave it the way it is
Roy Morford -- 11/11/2003, 11:58 am
Re: Off Topic: Email harvested from this site by s
Rehd -- 11/11/2003, 11:51 am
Re: Off Topic: Email harvested from this site by s
Robert N Pruden -- 11/10/2003, 11:49 pm
I post a lot here, and don't have a spam problem
Paul G. Jacobson -- 11/10/2003, 9:43 pm
maybe the bots don't search real long postings :) *NM*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 11/10/2003, 9:44 pm
Re: That's funny... cuz I don't get spam either ;) *NM*
Scott Ferguson -- 11/11/2003, 11:02 am
Re: Off Topic: Email harvested from this site by s
Glen Smith -- 11/10/2003, 9:02 pm
Re: Off Topic: Email harvested from this site by s
Ted Henry -- 11/10/2003, 8:33 pm
Re: Off Topic: Email harvested from this site by s
Mike and Rikki -- 11/13/2003, 2:03 am
Re: Off Topic: Email harvested from this site by s
Bill Price -- 11/10/2003, 7:12 pm
Re: Off Topic: Email harvested from this site by s
Joubin -- 11/10/2003, 4:25 pm
Poison pill
Robert N Pruden -- 11/11/2003, 12:03 am
Re: Poison pill
Rob P. -- 11/11/2003, 5:20 pm
Re: Off Topic: Email harvested from this site by s
Danny Cox -- 11/10/2003, 3:00 pm
Re: Off Topic: Email harvested from this site by s
Andy Waddington -- 11/11/2003, 4:11 am
Re: Off Topic: Email harvested from this site by s
A. Stenson -- 11/10/2003, 3:55 pm
even more friggin spam receieved
Mike and Rikki -- 11/10/2003, 2:48 pm