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Adding an email link but remain unseen?
« on: June 07, 2009, 06:14:02 PM »
Hello. I was wondering if anyone knew how to add a "contact me" link to a website (html) but keeping the email address private? So, I want to add "Contact me here" as a link to my email address but not have it shown. I use Firefox if that helps. Thanks a ton!  ;D

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Re: Adding an email link but remain unseen?
« Reply #1 on: June 08, 2009, 06:05:55 AM »
The best way is to have the emailing processed by the web server - if you're using PHP or some other web programming language.  Failing this, it is virtually impossible to prevent email addresses being harvested off a web page.  You can try email obfuscation but since it's a known technique, spammers can work their way around it.
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Re: Adding an email link but remain unseen?
« Reply #2 on: June 08, 2009, 09:01:30 AM »
Here and here are examples of sending mail with PHP. The second being more secure.