Woozle: more explanation

2006-10-12T14:21:05Z

more explanation

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:21, 12 October 2006
Line 3:		Line 3:
	It is called like this: <nowiki>{{emaildated\|address\|domain\|ext}}</nowiki> (example output: {{emaildated\|address\|domain\|ext}})		It is called like this: <nowiki>{{emaildated\|address\|domain\|ext}}</nowiki> (example output: {{emaildated\|address\|domain\|ext}})

	This template is reasonably user-friendly (addresses copy-and-paste ~~properly~~ without editing, although pasted addresses appear different than the displayed address), but some email server configuration is required in order to use it.		The output looks like the original email address, but it actually hides the original in several ways:
			* The current date is appended to the username (becoming "address{{CURRENTYEAR}}{{CURRENTMONTH}}{{CURRENTDAY}}@domain.ext"); this technique is discussed in [[fighting email spam]]. The date does not display in the browser because of a stylesheet instruction.
			* The "@" and "." are given as [[HTML entities]] rather than straight characters; this requires that any spambot wanting to harvest your address must be smart enough to understand these codes and to include them in its search for things that look like email addresses.
			* The "@" and "." are also each surrounded by [[HTML]] tags, requiring that the spambot first strip off those codes from a page before attempting to search for addresses

			This template is reasonably user-friendly – addresses copy-and-paste usably without editing, although pasted addresses appear different than the displayed address – but some email server configuration is required in order to use it, i.e. you need at least to be able to set up a catch-all account and to be able to discard email sent to particular addresses (when/if spambots get hold of them).

Woozle: explanation

2006-05-28T16:22:08Z

explanation

New page

This template is provides domain-based email address obfuscation to reduce spam; see [[fighting email spam]] for a general discussion.

It is called like this: <nowiki>{{emaildated|address|domain|ext}}</nowiki> (example output: {{emaildated|address|domain|ext}})

This template is reasonably user-friendly (addresses copy-and-paste properly without editing, although pasted addresses appear different than the displayed address), but some email server configuration is required in order to use it.

Template talk:emaildated - Revision history

Woozle: more explanation

Woozle: explanation