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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>On the back end of the website it will be the encrypted HTML coding generated by the tool.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>On the front end of the website it will be the normal email address (e.g. <a href="mailto:webmaster@nfbnj.org">webmaster@nfbnj.org</a>).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The main difference is that instead of doing <a href=<a href="mailto:webmaster@nfbnj.org">mailto:webmaster@nfbnj.org</a> 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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Arthur Jacobs <ajacobs633@aol.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 19, 2024 1:05 PM<br><b>To:</b> NFB Webmaster's List <nfb-web@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Brian Mackey <bmackey88@gmail.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFB-Web] hiding email addresses displaying on the web<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’m curious about how this HTML obfuscation is handled by screen readers and brow devices.<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>— Arthur<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>On Nov 19, 2024, at 11:55 AM, Brian Mackey via NFB-Web <<a href="mailto:nfb-web@nfbnet.org">nfb-web@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Greetings to all,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>There is a tool that can automate the process for you.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Here is the URL to that tool:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.searchenginegenie.com/Obfuscate-email-tool.php">https://www.searchenginegenie.com/Obfuscate-email-tool.php</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This tool is FREE to use.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Freestyle Script"'>Brian A. Mackey<br></span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><br>Brian A. Mackey<br>President, National Federation of the Blind of PA Greater Berks Chapter<br>Webmaster, National Federation of the Blind Multiple State Affiliates<br>Board Member & Webmaster, Middle Atlantic Blind Golf Association<br>609-680-8488<br></span><a href="mailto:Bmackey88@gmail.com"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Bmackey88@gmail.com</span></a><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><br><br>“Happy are those who dream dreams and are willing to pay the price to make those dreams come true”<br> <i>-Vince Papale</i></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>NFB-Web mailing list<br><a href="mailto:NFB-Web@nfbnet.org">NFB-Web@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-web_nfbnet.org">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-web_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NFB-Web:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-web_nfbnet.org/ajacobs633%40aol.com">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-web_nfbnet.org/ajacobs633%40aol.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>