Or just use CFFormProtect @ http://cfformprotect.riaforge.com/
Has worked for me for years ;-) Sebastiaan Naafs - van Dijk ================================= So long and thanx 4 all the fish ==> Onlinebase.nl > To: cf-talk@houseoffusion.com > Subject: Re: Hiding email address from spiders > Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 06:51:50 -0700 > From: robvo...@voyle.com > > > Hi Al > > I replaced all email addresses with a coldfusion email form and then started > getting a bunch of automated spam. Putting in an image based challenge that > the sender must manually replicate stopped all the spam dead. > The form is at > http://www.clergyleadership.com/email.cfm > > Rob > > > > > I had the same problem.. what I did is store the email addresses > > in > > a database and then replace the email link with a link to a feedback > > form on your website. When people want to email someone, they click > > the link, fill out and submit the form. They never get to see the > > actual email address. > > In my case, I needed to stop the recipients from getting spam, > > so > > I have the emails going into a queue where I have to approve them > > before they are sent. I check it every few hours - just a page of > > all > > of the emails. Usually easy to spot bad ones.. and I have a radio > > button for send / delete next to each one. Takes a few minutes a > > day. > > and got rid of 100% of spam to the recipients. > > I just use an autonumber to link them, but you can use a UUID so > > people can't easily guess the sequence. ( I use a form field to make > > it a little harder.) > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:348045 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm