Comments on: testing, testing, 1.. 2.. 3.. http://anekostudios.com/2007/02/04/testing-testing-1-2-3/ What One Designer Learns, She Passes On To Others. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:48:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Shelly http://anekostudios.com/2007/02/04/testing-testing-1-2-3/#comment-4897 Shelly Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:17:00 +0000 http://anekostudios.com/wordpress2/?p=33#comment-4897 Excellent - thanks Jacques! Excellent - thanks Jacques!

]]> By: Jacques http://anekostudios.com/2007/02/04/testing-testing-1-2-3/#comment-4890 Jacques Sun, 09 Mar 2008 10:41:40 +0000 http://anekostudios.com/wordpress2/?p=33#comment-4890 I have the impression (no emprical data) that obfuscation still works - for years I use it on my sites and hardly receive any spam - created a freebie ages ago: http://www.aadconsulting.com/mailencrypter.html ('donated' to AAD). And yes, Mailwasher is worth the money - I used to bounce all spam as well, but learned it doesn't work - spammers don't care - it's simply a matter of numbers for them. Plus, it adds to the load of mailservers, so I stopped bouncing. However, I set up some filters, based on domains - any mail form one of those spam-houses is deleted automatically - works very efficiently. I have the impression (no emprical data) that obfuscation still works - for years I use it on my sites and hardly receive any spam - created a freebie ages ago: http://www.aadconsulting.com/mailencrypter.html (’donated’ to AAD).

And yes, Mailwasher is worth the money - I used to bounce all spam as well, but learned it doesn’t work - spammers don’t care - it’s simply a matter of numbers for them. Plus, it adds to the load of mailservers, so I stopped bouncing.

However, I set up some filters, based on domains - any mail form one of those spam-houses is deleted automatically - works very efficiently.

]]> By: Paul Roberts http://anekostudios.com/2007/02/04/testing-testing-1-2-3/#comment-3988 Paul Roberts Wed, 26 Dec 2007 17:16:38 +0000 http://anekostudios.com/wordpress2/?p=33#comment-3988 I've had a similar test running for a while, but with an ASCII encoded and non-encoded email, the encoded one would give me less that 10% of the spam the non-encoded address generated. I'm currently using the "Email Immunizer" Wordpress plug-in to encode http://guff.szub.net/2005/08/23/email-immunizer/ there's also theObfuscate E-mail Plugin http://www.coffee2code.com/archives/2005/03/24/plugin-obfuscate-e-mail/ Both are worth a look. :) I’ve had a similar test running for a while, but with an ASCII encoded and non-encoded email, the encoded one would give me less that 10% of the spam the non-encoded address generated.

I’m currently using the “Email Immunizer” Wordpress plug-in to encode
http://guff.szub.net/2005/08/23/email-immunizer/

there’s also theObfuscate E-mail Plugin
http://www.coffee2code.com/archives/2005/03/24/plugin-obfuscate-e-mail/

Both are worth a look. :)

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