Solid suggestions, Steve.  Thanks.

Tommy Walz

On Jan 16, 2007, at 6:00 PM, Stephen Barner wrote:

> I often do this on websites when I don't want to take the time to  
> build the email address with a Javascript. I typically use the format  
> sbarner(at)sbschools.net. People seem to be able to figure it out. I  
> don't think it helps at all to have the display name be in the wrong  
> format but to have a standard clickable mailto: link that is correct.  
> Spambots search the HTML, not the displayed page, which is why the  
> Javascript strategies are reputed to work.
>
> Here's an example of the Javascript code I use to "build" a mailto:  
> link. Just replace the values for user and site.
> <script language="JavaScript">
> 	<!-- Begin
> 	user = "sbarner";
> 	site = "sbschools.net";
> 	document.write('<a href=\"mailto:' + user + '@' + site + '\">');
> 	document.write(user + '@' + site + '</a>');
> 	// End -->
>     </script>
> But if you want to be really safe, don't publish the addresses at all.  
> Use an online form and have people send email through the form. You  
> can leave it up to the teacher to provide the email address in the  
> reply.
>
> --Steve
>
> *************************
> Stephen Barner
> South Burlington High School
> 550 Dorset Street
> South Burlington, VT 05403
> (802) 652-7015
> (802) 652-7013 (Fax)
> http://sbhs.sbschools.net  
> <https://mail.sbschools.net/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http:// 
> sbhs.sbschools.net>
> http://vtacad.net  
> <https://mail.sbschools.net/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http:// 
> vtacad.net>
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> become a musician. Neither can we become engineers by just studying a  
> textbook, because practical experience is needed to correlate the  
> so-called theory with practice." Charles Franklin Kettering
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: School Information Technology Discussion on behalf of Peter  
> Drescher
> Sent: Tue 1/16/2007 12:42 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: What? spam vs. email on the web
>
>
>
> I am seeing more and more online email addresses in this format..
>
> name at hotmail dot com
>
> Or something in text form like that..  This would not really be
> applicable in a directory, but with those one shot email addresses you
> might put at the end of an announcement.
>
> Spam-bots can't search the web for address that way..
>
>
> Peter Drescher
> Technology Integration Specialist
> Vermont Institutes
> Alumni Hall
> 45 College St.
> Montpelier, VT  05602
> 802-828-1381 (voice)
> 802-828-1327 (fax)
> [log in to unmask]
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: School Information Technology Discussion
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Fred Wadlington
> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 10:13 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: What? spam vs. email on the web
>
> School Information Technology Discussion <[log in to unmask]>
> writes:
>>> 1) As a parent--I like being able to go to the school's web site
>>> (HPES)
>> and
>>> pick up her teacher's email for a quick question that pops up about
>> something
>>> that came home in the mail or whatever.
>>
>> One solution is to make all school email addresses "formulaic" (most
>> are)
>> -
>>
>> [log in to unmask] for all staff members, then
>> firstinitial+there
>> is
>> no question about "what is his/her email address?"
>
> Milton does the same thing.  Instead of placing the actual email  
> address
> on the web page, we place a listing of the faculty and then provide the
> formula used to create their email address.  This has definitely helped
> with reducing the amount of spam emails to our users.
>
> Fred Wadlington, Systems Administrator
> Milton Town School District
> (802) 893-3210 x1114
>
>
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