<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">I’m curious about how this HTML obfuscation is handled by screen readers and brow devices.<br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div>— Arthur</div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Nov 19, 2024, at 11:55 AM, Brian Mackey via NFB-Web <nfb-web@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></div><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style>@font-face { font-family: "Cambria Math"; }
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><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";mso-ligatures:none">Brian A. Mackey<br></span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><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;color:#0563C1;mso-ligatures:none">Bmackey88@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><br><br><span style="mso-ligatures:none">“Happy are those who dream dreams and are willing to pay the price to make those dreams come true”<br> <i>-Vince Papale<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>NFB-Web mailing list</span><br><span>NFB-Web@nfbnet.org</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-web_nfbnet.org</span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NFB-Web:</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-web_nfbnet.org/ajacobs633%40aol.com</span><br></div></body></html>