Mailto and hiding the e-mail

by "Hilma" <Hilma(at)hilma.freeserve.co.uk>

 Date:  Fri, 21 Jun 2002 09:10:21 +0100
 To:  "Hwg-Basics" <hwg-basics(at)hwg.org>
 References:  p1
  todo: View Thread, Original
Hi all -
I'm setting up a "feedback" form on a client-only site; no CGI/Server yet.
(and only as an exercise)

I'm using Submit and mailto together (and it works!) but i'm a bit concerned
about the spammer spiders.
The code i have got looks like:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------
<form name="Feedback" method=POST
action="mailto:&#104&#105&#108&#109&#097&#064&#104&#105&#108&#109&#097&#046f
reeserve.co.uk?subject=BPAK Customer Feedback" enctype="text/plain"
onSubmit="window.alert('Your form is being sent by e-mail!')">
.
.
.
.
<input type=submit>
Alternatively,
<a
href="mailto:&#104&#105&#108&#109&#097&#064&#104&#105&#108&#109&#097&#046fre
eserve.co.uk?subject=BPAK Customer Feedback">e-mail BPAK</a>


----------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------

And it works fine; but can anyone reassure me (or not!) that the spiders
won;t just pick this lot out and still get the e-mail address?
I know i could "build it up" by using JS variables, but then it doesn;t work
in non-JS enabled browsers.

thanks for any comments -

Hilma
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