[NFB-Web] hiding email addresses displaying on the web

[Brian Mackey]

I am not sure in regards to Braille displays, but screen readers read it the same way as if you are doing the HTML coding for a non-encrypted email address.

On the back end of the website it will be the encrypted HTML coding generated by the tool.

On the front end  of the website it will be the normal email address (e.g. webmaster at nfbnj.org <mailto:webmaster at nfbnj.org> ).

The main difference is that instead of doing <a href=mailto:webmaster at nfbnj.org target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow”> you use whatever code the tool has generated, plus the code generated by the tool will confuse the spam bot scrapers.

 

From: Arthur Jacobs <ajacobs633 at aol.com> 
Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 1:05 PM
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Subject: Re: [NFB-Web] hiding email addresses displaying on the web

 

I’m curious about how this HTML obfuscation is handled by screen readers and brow devices.

 

— Arthur


On Nov 19, 2024, at 11:55 AM, Brian Mackey via NFB-Web <nfb-web at nfbnet.org <mailto:nfb-web at nfbnet.org> > wrote:



Greetings to all,

 

While putting up the convention agenda for the NJ affiliate last month, I discovered a foolproof way of displaying an email address on the web that hides it from spam bots.

The technique is called Obfuscation. Basically it scrambles the HTML version of the email address so that the spam bots can’t detect that it is an email address but still readable by humans.

 

There is a tool that can automate the process for you.

 

Here is the URL to that tool:

https://www.searchenginegenie.com/Obfuscate-email-tool.php

 

This tool is FREE to use.

 

Brian A. Mackey

Brian A. Mackey
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Webmaster, National Federation of the Blind Multiple State Affiliates
Board Member & Webmaster, Middle Atlantic Blind Golf Association
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