The best method to protect against spam is to keep your email address away from spammers.
Methods to combat spam include:
- Don't publish it anywhere on the web unless you disguise it.
- Use an online email provider (e.g., gmail) for mailing lists or commercial services that can sell your address.
- Check the web for your new address. If someone published your address, ask them to remove it from the web.
- If you receive spam, do not open it. Delete it immediately.
TIP: Sophisticated spammers know if you open or view their message. Change your mail client's default window arrangement to avoid seeing a preview of mail sent to you.
List of methods to disguise a published email address
- Publish your email in writing only (e.g. E-mail: jodoe at cabrillo dot edu)
- Substitute HTML codes for characters (e.g., ":" for a colon; "@" for the @, and "." for periods)
- Use Javascript (see example obfuscation code below)
In addition, we offer Proofpoint spam filtering with default settings that protect your cabrillo.edu account from SPAM.
- Visit the Proofpoint page for more details Proofpoint
Example of Javascript obfuscation code
<!-- JavaScript to print the mailto: link to the browser. Copy this part into the HEAD section on your web page -->
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE='JavaScript'> <!-- var lhs = "emailusernamehere"; //change this to your email username var rhs = "cabrillo.edu"; //change this if you use a different host
function print_mailto_link() { document.write("<a href=mailto:"+lhs+"@"+rhs+">Your Name Here</a>"); } // --> </SCRIPT> <!-- where you want the links to actually appear, use the code below within the BODY section of your html page --> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"> print_mailto_link(); </SCRIPT>
NOTE: Credit is due Web Techniques magazine for the javascript and other disguise techniques
The following is a YouTube video with helpful tips on how to deal with unwanted emails.
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