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I have heard this, and want to know if it is true.

If you display email addresses, even those that are retrieved from a DB, a
web worm can go in and get them, and BAM mass spam email. But, if you just
put a pic there, and let the hyperlink value open up OE or whatever their
default email program is, with the email value, a webworm can't see through
the pic.
Is this true??
Jeff
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Re: Email addresses by Tom

Tom
Fri Apr 15 20:40:36 CDT 2005

If the email address can be seen in the html/code view, it is seen by the
"webworm"

Take a look at the free fp addin "spam spoiler":

http://www.jimcoaddins.com/addins.aspx
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"Jeff" <gig_bam@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:7bGdnfKKXcac8f3fRVn-uQ@adelphia.com...
|I have heard this, and want to know if it is true.
|
| If you display email addresses, even those that are retrieved from a DB, a
| web worm can go in and get them, and BAM mass spam email. But, if you just
| put a pic there, and let the hyperlink value open up OE or whatever their
| default email program is, with the email value, a webworm can't see
through
| the pic.
| Is this true??
| Jeff
|
|


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Re: Email addresses by Jeff

Jeff
Fri Apr 15 20:56:37 CDT 2005

ok, thanks...and since the asp would display the names in the html after it
is retrieved from the server.. even that would be able to be spamed....

thanks a bunch

"Tom Pepper Willett" <tompepper@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:%23sY80ViQFHA.2384@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> If the email address can be seen in the html/code view, it is seen by the
> "webworm"
>
> Take a look at the free fp addin "spam spoiler":
>
> http://www.jimcoaddins.com/addins.aspx
> --
> ===
> Tom "Pepper" Willett
> Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
> ---
> About FrontPage 2003:
> http://office.microsoft.com/home/office.aspx?assetid=FX01085802
> FrontPage 2003 Product Information:
> http://www.microsoft.com/office/frontpage/prodinfo/default.mspx
> Understanding FrontPage:
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/office/understanding/frontpage/
> ===
> "Jeff" <gig_bam@adelphia.net> wrote in message
> news:7bGdnfKKXcac8f3fRVn-uQ@adelphia.com...
> |I have heard this, and want to know if it is true.
> |
> | If you display email addresses, even those that are retrieved from a DB,
> a
> | web worm can go in and get them, and BAM mass spam email. But, if you
> just
> | put a pic there, and let the hyperlink value open up OE or whatever
> their
> | default email program is, with the email value, a webworm can't see
> through
> | the pic.
> | Is this true??
> | Jeff
> |
> |
>
>


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