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Ez Spambot Buster
Ez Spambot Buster not only defeats robots harvesting email addresses on
web pages, it also completely nullifies their harvesting efforts when they
scan
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newsletters,
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newsgroup postings,
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discussion list postings,
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instant messages,
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print ads, and any other document
where the Ez Spambot Buster method is used in lieu of
publishing an email address.
When no email address is present, it can't be harvested.
Instead of me just talking about it, let me show you. The following link
contains no email address, not encoded, not encrypted, not generated by
JavaScript. It's not on the web page. But if you click the link, your
browser will cause your email program to open with a new email and with
the correct email address pre-filled in — just as if the link was a
mailto: link. (You can use the live control panel to see how the link is
coded.)
Click Here
To Email Me
You can get a copy of the Ez Spambot Buster program at the
link below.
There is no charge for the program. We do ask that you make a small
Donation to help keep the program free. If you can't afford a small
donation that is fine you can still download and use the program.
Simply download it, install it, and put the program's URL into your
browser. The control panel will tell you how to do the rest.
This is freeware — free to download, free to use, free to give to your
friends and business associates.
You must agree to these three statements before installing or using Ez
Spambot Buster:
This software is provided as-is.
There are no guarantees or warranties of any kind, expressed or implied.
Use the software only at your own risk.
Do you have clients without a cgi-bin? You have permission to act as the
remote host for their use of Ez Spambot Buster. Install one copy (30k) for
each client, each with their own pass worded control panel .
A note about email address cloaking on web pages —
Email address cloaking methods abound. The methods include encoding with
special characters, encryption, generating with JavaScript, and others,
some very ingenious.
But they all have a weakness in common — the browser has to
decode/decrypt/generate the email address into it's original form before
it can be used.
It is a weakness because browsers and email harvesting robots are both
software and, no matter the cloaking method, if a browser can extract the
email address then robots can be programmed to extract it, too.
With the Ez Spambot Buster method, cloaking isn't necessary because there
is no email address to cloak.
When no email address is present, it can't be harvested.
Installation:
Verify the first line of this script points to the location of Perl on
your server.
Upload the script to your server into a directory allowed to run Perl CGI
scripts. Use an FTP program and upload the script as ASCII/plain text.
Give the uploaded script 755 permissions.
Type the URL of this script into your browser. I.E.:
http://example.com/cgi-bin/msb.cgi
If you need professional installation services, we can provide that on
Unix/Linux servers for $12.50
Your designer, hosting company, or other folks who help
you create and maintain your site, might be willing to install Ez
Spambot Buster for you at a lower price or even free if the control panel
carries their brand. Ask them.
Please help us keep
these free scripts free!
Your donation will help defray the cost
of security upgrades and technical support.
Thank you!
The Ez Response CGI Scripts
Unix/Linux
(For other servers, the header section of the source code itself contains
notes about porting the code. (Two variables need to be changed.))
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