The eMail Address Concealment Utility

You can now perform these conversions online!

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Program Overview

This simple application employs two methods to hide an email address from spammers. The first method converts a text string (ASCII) to the HTML codes for each character. The second creates a snippet of JavaScript code that writes out the email address from variables so that it never appears as a text string in the HTML source.

By default, the program will generate a complete <A> tag (i.e., a mailto: link), which you can copy and paste into your HTML code. You simply provide the name and address, and the program does the rest! (For some reason, the text isn't always retained on the clipboard when you exit the program, so I recommend you keep it open until you have transferred the text to the other application.)

For example, you enter:

Using the HTML Code method, the program generates:

And the browser displays the following hyperlink:

(It might help to see a page of sample output to compare the various conversion options.)

Copyright, Disclaimer, and Release of Liability

The eMail Address Concealment Utility, copyright © 2005 Spooner Instructional Technologies, Inc.

This software is donated freely to the community of web developers. You may use it, copy it, and distribute it freely, but you may not modify the application in any way, charge for it, or include it in another package (software, shareware collection, book, magazine, etc.) without written permission of the author.

Spooner Instructional Technologies, Inc. makes no warranty, express or implied, as to the operation of this software, or its suitability for any task. Spooner Instructional Technologies, Inc. accepts no liability for any damages that occur through the use or misuse of this product. Please report any bugs or feature requests to the author:

Craig Spooner
Spooner Instructional Technologies, Inc.

Enjoy!