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This question got messed up due to the auto formatting. Here is the question I wanted to ask. I do not want not hear about better email methods. I just need to stop the SPAM today for my PDF website.<br><br><a href="https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/29220248/Obscuring-an-email-from-scrapers.html#questionAdd" rel="ugc">https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/29220248/Obscuring-an-email-from-scrapers.html#questionAdd</a>
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This question got messed up due to the auto formatting. Here is the question I wanted to ask. I do not want not hear about better email methods. I just need to stop the SPAM today for my PDF website.

https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/29220248/Obscuring-an-email-from-scrapers.html#questionAdd [https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/29220248/Obscuring-an-email-from-scrapers.html#questionAdd]

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<blockquote>I do not want not hear about better email methods. &nbsp;</blockquote><br>This is understandable, however, it is also part of your anti-spam solution in addition to how you present this on the site/page.
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> I do not want not hear about better email methods.  


This is understandable, however, it is also part of your anti-spam solution in addition to how you present this on the site/page.

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I have posted an email address so people can register at my site, the SPAM safe way. This means, so that my website does not send out unsolicited emails AND that the user initiates email correspondence.<br><br>But, I am getting SPAMMED with fervor.<br><br>How do I change an email address to stop this?<br>mailto:MyName@MySite.com<br>mailto:MyName@MySite.com<br><br>Do these work?<br><br>mailto:MyName@MySite.com<br>mailto:MyName@MySite.com<br><br>Thanks<br><br>
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I have posted an email address so people can register at my site, the SPAM safe way. This means, so that my website does not send out unsolicited emails AND that the user initiates email correspondence.
But, I am getting SPAMMED with fervor.
How do I change an email address to stop this?
mailto:MyName@MySite.com
mailto:MyName@MySite.com
Do these work?
mailto:MyName@MySite.com
mailto:MyName@MySite.com
Thanks

Obscuring an email from SPAM scrapers?

An email client, email reader or more formally mail user agent (MUA) is a computer program in the category of groupware environments used to access and manage a user's email. A web application that provides message management, composition, and reception functions may internally act as an email client; as a whole, it is commonly referred to as webmail. Likewise, email client may be referred to a piece of computer hardware or software whose primary or most visible role is to work as an email client. Email clients can also have other systems, like calendars, notes and contact managers.

Email Clients

Within Internet message handling services (MHS), a message transfer agent or mail transfer agent (MTA) or mail relay is software that transfers electronic mail messages from one computer to another using a client–server application architecture. A MTA implements both the client (sending) and server (receiving) portions of the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP). The terms mail server, mail exchanger, and MX host may also refer to a computer performing the MTA function. The Domain Name System (DNS) associates a mail server to a domain with mail exchanger (MX) resource records containing the domain name of a host providing MTA services.

Email Servers

Various techniques are used to prevent email spam (unsolicited bulk email). No technique is a complete solution to the spam problem, and each has trade-offs between incorrectly rejecting legitimate email (false positives) vs. not rejecting all spam (false negatives) - and the associated costs in time and effort. Anti-spam techniques can be broken into four broad categories: those that require actions by individuals, those that can be automated by email administrators, those that can be automated by email senders and those employed by researchers and law enforcement officials.

AntiSpam

Interactions between email servers and clients are governed by email protocols. The three most common email protocols are POP, IMAP and MAPI. Most email software operates under one of these (and many products support more than one).  The correct protocol must be selected, and correctly configured, if you want your email account to work.

Email Protocols

An email client, email reader or more formally mail user agent (MUA) is a computer program used to access and manage a user's email. A web application that provides message management, composition, and reception functions is sometimes also considered an email client, but more commonly referred to as webmail.