Posted by AF on 06/18/05 01:34

On Thu, 16 Jun 2005 18:17:35 -0700, "(PeteCresswell)" <x@y.z.invalid>
wrote:

>I foolishly embedded a bunch of "MailTo" links in a high school class reunion
>site.
>
>Now, of course, I'm getting spammed daily to the link's address.
>
>Are there any strategies for avoiding or mitigating this - short of the brute
>force approach of constantly changing the address?
>
>Also, if changing the addr is the only option, is there a workaround for the
>legitimate users who would use it in the future? i.e. some kind of
>forwarding/bounce scheme where the user gets a note telling them what the
>revised address is - but which wouldn't be read by a spam generator?

I too had the same problems you do. Spam blockers give some
protection, but not all.

I tried cgi scripts and php. The problem is that I had to maintain
the scripts and if I made a typo, I had problems.

Finally I found Forms To Go at www.bebosoft.com. Think of it like a
script generator for you. It is a shareware. You can try it for
free, but they ask you pay them $18 if you use it regularly. The $18
is worth it.

Here is why. (be warned though I am not an html expert, so some of
this may not be quite correct.)

1. You can create a form on an html page using just about an means
you want. I have tested Forms to Go with Frontpage, NEtobjects
fusion, and some hand generated html. It worked with all of them.

2. Save the web page to your local computer or a web site.

3. Run Forms To Go and give it the name or location of the web page
with the form.

4. Forms to Go then allows you to fill in some settings, like where
to email to, subject, format of email message.

5. You can pick the output method: php, asp, perl, and it creates the
script for you.

6. Put the script's name in your form actions on the html page

7 Load the script and page to your web site, and you are in business.

No typos in your script, no errors.

It took me longer to type this message then it normally takes for me
to set up a form.

I love it. By the way I have no connection to them, so this is
entirely uncompensated.

Good luck.

5. Finally you have your choice
Best regards,

Al
http://www.affordablefloridainsurance.com
http://www.americanbestmortgages.com

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