Blackman's E-mail encoder

Copyright © 2003 Blackman Freeware

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Description

Nowadays there is almost no Internet user who has never received spam (advertising postings, which he didn't subscribe). All over the Internet around the clock thousands of spammer's e-mail harvesting robots stroll. They collect addresses of potential victims. A unique way to avoid receiving spam is to publish the e-mail address nowhere and never.

What can people do if this way isn't for them? In this case you will not favour the spamers with readily available electronic address. Just encode it using Blackman's E-mail encoder!

E-mail encoder allows to choose any of four e-mail encode methods: from simple (not encoded) link up to JavaScript (address extraction is possible only by manual processing). So functionality of the link is completely kept!

Encode method Description Result
None Absolutely unprotected, not encoded e-mail address. It is only as an example for comparison. user@domain.com
HTML codes It uses simple symbols coding scheme and works in all Internet browsers absolutely. But at the same time, it can be detected by some of spam-robots. user@domain.com
Java Script It is Java Script, with a completely functional link as a result of its work. If user's browser doesn't support Java Script, then link will not be displayed!
Java Script paranoia It is complicated Java Script. The link will not be detected automatically even if spam-robot traces the script. If you wish, it is possible to use a dummy address, for example support@microsoft.com :) The true link works whenever browser handles OnClick event. Faultiness of this method is the fact, that some browsers display incorrect address in status line.

All coding mechanisms are based on stealth-technology. Each new created link differs from any previous ones. There is no code, typical for links created by this program.

Advantages of E-mail encoder in comparison with other similar programs are:

  1. Free distribution (Freeware)
  2. An opportunity to choose one of four Encoding methods
  3. An opportunity to use an image as a link
  4. Small size (40 Kb against 300-400 Kb)
  5. Multilingual interface
  6. Multiplatform (the program works both in Windows, and in DOS)
  7. All links work correctly even in IE 3.0

How to Use

  1. Choose the e-mail address and HTML-document, which requires to insert the link.
  2. Start Blackman's E-mail encoder and fill in the following fields:
    1. E-mail address - the link which specify this address.
    2. Display as - the text of the link in the HTML-document. On the button "Image" click, you can choose the image, which will be inserted as the link. If you leave this field empty, the e-mail address will be used as a text of the link.
    3. Subject - e-mail with the specified subject will be created on click the link.
    4. Link attributes - various tag attributes, such as class, style...
    5. Encode method. You can read about the comparative characteristics of various methods of coding in "Description" topic.
  3. Copy or save ready link. And then insert it to the HTML-document on a wanted place.
  4. Open redy HTML-document in a browser and check out efficiency of the link.


Installation & Uninstallation

The program does not require installation. Just copy all the files to your hard disk.

E-mail encoder does not require difficult uninstallation. Just remove all files of the program from your hard disk. It is also possible to remove the registry-key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Blackman\EmailEncoder manually or having executed the file uninstall.reg.

License for Use and Distribution

  1. All copyrights to the "E-mail encoder" are exclusively owned by the author - Sokolov Michail (Blackman).
  2. Any user has a right to use It for free during unlimited period since the moment of the installation.
  3. The author reserves the right to revoke validity of this agreement for any future versions.
  4. The program can be free distributed in such condition in which It is delivered. No person or company may take a fee for the distribution of "E-mail encoder" without written permission from the copyright holder.
  5. THIS SOFTWARE IS DISTRIBUTED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. NO RESPONSIBILITIES FOR POSSIBLE DAMAGES OR EVEN FUNCTIONALITY (RIGHT OR WRONG) CAN BE TAKEN BY AUTHOR. THE USER MUST ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK OF USING THIS PROGRAM.
  6. You have no right to use, copy, emulate, create new versions, deliver in lease, give on hire, sell, change, decompile, disassemble, investigate program's code in some other way, deliver registered program or any of its components, differently, than it is determined by this license agreement. Making any of described actions brings immediate and full cessation of this license and can cause persecution by law.
  7. All rights not presented here are saved for author of this program.
  8. Installation and use of "E-mail encoder" is indicative of insight and agreement with conditions of this license.
  9. If You don't agree for some or other reason with conditions of license, You must delete all the files of the program "E-mail encoder" from all Your device of keeping information and abandon to its use.

Localization

There are two languages are built in the program: Russian and English. You can add new languages to the Language folder. lng-files constitute plain text files. For example, here is the file for English (english.lng):

If you have translated the program into any other language, please send .reg file with translation to the author's address blackman2003@mail.ru

The ready translations files are in a "Language" folder.

FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)


Q: Who needs this program?
A: This program will be useful to the owners of home pages, webmasters, and also all of people, who works directly with a HTML-code.

Q: Will the link created by your program work correctly if I enter it into field of any forum?
A: For sure, won't. The most of forums cuts all active HTML-content.

Q: After coding the text of link can't be read.
A: It should be so. Probably, this code isn't clear for you, but it is quite clear for browser.

Q: What should I do to make the address in the e-mail client displayed as "John Smith"?
A: You should enter "John Smith <john@smith.com>" in a e-mail address field (certainly, without quotes).

Q: I have made the link based on the image, but the image isn't displayed correctly.
A: Check up correctness of path to the image in a field "Display as". By default image should be in the same folder with HTML-document.

Q: I use cascade stylesheet (CSS) on my home page. What should I do to make the link created by your program have the appropriate class?
A: You should enter, for example, "class=EmailLink" into field "Link attributes".

Q: Where can I find the information about protection the e-mail address of spam?
A: On my homepage there is review "Encoding of the e-mail address" (in Russian). This review is published in several russian on-line magazines. Also you can read review "Top secret" about this program (in Russian).


Version History


Version 1.2 2004, March 21
  • Added link font dialog.
  • Alternative text are always created for the case, when JavaScript is disabled. Symbol @ is interchanged with © or ®.
  • Created new localization system, based on plain text instead of reg-files.

Version 1.1 2003, October 12
  • Added link attributes edition.
  • Added image insert on the button "Image" click.
  • DOS-version is totally rewritten. Now it has window interface.
  • The engine has been changed a little.
  • Now, even if in a user's browser JavaScript is disabled, the text (or image) of JavaScript-link will be shown. But in this case link doesn't work.
  • The language files are moved from the separate file to the program's distributive.
  • The documentation has been revised and completed.

Version 1.0 2003, July 12
The first program release
  • An opportunity to choose e-mail address, text of a link and e-mail's subject.
  • Four encoding methods.
  • Preview of the ready link.
  • Wizard-style DOS version.

Thanks

I want to thank a lot to people, without whom this program would not exist:

Feedback

Here You can find the latest version of this program blackman2003.narod.ru. It is also possible to download my other programs (Advanced Password Generator, Stegosaurus, Phone Card Reader, Text Video, Scan).

Any responses and offers for improvement of program you can send to the address blackman2003@mail.ru. The author is always glad to see your e-mails.

Copyright © 2003 Blackman (blackman2003.narod.ru)