Posts Tagged ‘spam’

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This podcast episode 039 entitled Web Design Captcha Security takes readers through the maze of CAPTCHA security options and pitfalls, and provides an overview of spam and anti-spam efforts. The battle to prevent spambots from posting or entering malicious data on websites includes the latest strategy to circumvent CAPTCHA that may be impossible to solve. Here is the outline for today’s program:

• Introduction to the CAPTCHA Method of Web Design Security
• Applications for Web Design CAPTCHA Security
• Evolution of Visual CAPTCHA Techniques
• Exploits in Circumventing CAPTCHA Security in Web Design
• The Ultimate Spammer Method to Circumvent CAPTCHA
• Website Quick Tip of the Day – Response to Client with CAPTCHA and Getting Spam

0:00:00 Podcast Theme Music and Introduction
0:00:45 Main Topic – Web Design Captcha Security
0:12:30 Tip of the Day – Response to Client with CAPTCHA and Getting Spam
0:13:39 Podcast Outro Theme Music and Credits
0:14:09 End of Small Business Website Mailbag Podcast 039

Referenced links:
The Official CAPTCHA website to learn more about CAPTCHA

The quick tip of the day includes part of a reply to one of my custom web design clients who still gets spam despite having CAPTCHA installed, and an alternate solution for interacting with website visitors.

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This podcast episode 037 entitled Web Design Email Link Tutorial provides website owners a tutorial for avoiding spam with advice for website links. Advanced features in the email tutorial and pdf download include cloaking methods with working javascript and html code for protecting email links in your website design.

Note: Like some podcast episodes, listeners may want to download the PDF tutorial and follow along while listening to the audio as they view the text and code examples. Here is the outline for today’s program:

• Web Design and the Risk from Email Spammers
• Case Study of Realtor Website Spam Problem and Solution
• Range of Web Design Options for Email Spam Protection
• Javascript Option to Cloak Website Email Links
• Web Design Email Tutorial PDF Download Review
• Website Quick Tip of the Day – Procedure to Report Email Spammers

0:00:00 Podcast Theme Music and Introduction
0:00:45 Main Topic – Web Design Email Link Tutorial
0:10:11 Tip of the Day – Procedure to Report Email Spammers
0:11:16 Podcast Outro Theme Music and Credits
0:11:46 End of Small Business Website Mailbag Podcast 037

Referenced links:
Web Design PDF download of the free Email Link Tutorial (pdf, 4 pages, 105kb)
* Note: Right click to download the tutorial or left click to open and view in a new window
Link to ASCII Converter online tool and alternate method of cloaking an email address

The free pdf email tutorial download includes javascript code for copy and paste with step by step instructions for adding this advanced email protection to your small business web design. You do not have to register or provide an email address to get your copy of this web design email link tutorial. Right click on the link to “save as”, or left click to view online now.