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Stephen Green

2004-07-29, 7:16 pm

I've created a page that list membership info including e-mail address. The
results page shows the e-mail address as text, but I'd like it to be an
active link so anyone can just click and send.

I thought that IE would automatically recognize an e-mail address, but...

Thanks for your help

Stephen


Thomas A. Rowe

2004-07-29, 7:16 pm

FYI, this will provide the spam bot with a nice list of email address even if they are not active
links.

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"Stephen Green" <sgreen0no@spamcharter.net> wrote in message
news:u4PiuCadEHA.2376@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> I've created a page that list membership info including e-mail address. The
> results page shows the e-mail address as text, but I'd like it to be an
> active link so anyone can just click and send.
>
> I thought that IE would automatically recognize an e-mail address, but...
>
> Thanks for your help
>
> Stephen
>
>



Kathleen Anderson [MVP - FP]

2004-07-29, 7:16 pm

http://www.spiderwebwoman.com/resou...ricks.asp#email

--
~ Kathleen Anderson
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
Spider Web Woman Designs
http://www.spiderwebwoman.com/resources/


Stephen Green <sgreen0no@spamcharter.net> wrote:
> I've created a page that list membership info including e-mail
> address. The results page shows the e-mail address as text, but I'd
> like it to be an active link so anyone can just click and send.
>
> I thought that IE would automatically recognize an e-mail address,
> but...
>
> Thanks for your help
>
> Stephen

Stephen Green

2004-07-29, 7:16 pm

Thomas!

Since the page is a database results page, it is created each time it is
viewed. It does not exist on the server. How will the Spambots read the
page?

Stephen


"Thomas A. Rowe" <tarowe@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:Ov8moTadEHA.556@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> FYI, this will provide the spam bot with a nice list of email address even

if they are not active
> links.
>
> --
> ==============================================
> Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
> WEBMASTER Resources(tm)
> http://www.ycoln-resources.com
> FrontPage Resources, WebCircle, MS KB Quick Links, etc.
> ==============================================
> To assist you in getting the best answers for FrontPage support see:
> http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
>
> "Stephen Green" <sgreen0no@spamcharter.net> wrote in message
> news:u4PiuCadEHA.2376@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
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>
>



wp

2004-07-29, 7:16 pm

You need to create a mailto: link for each

"Stephen Green" wrote:

> I've created a page that list membership info including e-mail address. The
> results page shows the e-mail address as text, but I'd like it to be an
> active link so anyone can just click and send.
>
> I thought that IE would automatically recognize an e-mail address, but...
>
> Thanks for your help
>
> Stephen
>
>
>

Stephen Green

2004-07-29, 7:16 pm

Thanks, Kathleen. That's exactly what I need.

Stephen

"Kathleen Anderson [MVP - FP]" <spiderwebwoman@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:%2306AHtadEHA.2696@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...[color=darkred]
> http://www.spiderwebwoman.com/resou...ricks.asp#email
>
> --
> ~ Kathleen Anderson
> Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
> Spider Web Woman Designs
> http://www.spiderwebwoman.com/resources/
>
>
> Stephen Green <sgreen0no@spamcharter.net> wrote:


Thomas A. Rowe

2004-07-29, 7:16 pm

Unless the page requires login access or a user has to enter search value to see the results, a
robot can use any links you have to the page to see the content of the page.

--
==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
WEBMASTER Resources(tm)
http://www.ycoln-resources.com
FrontPage Resources, WebCircle, MS KB Quick Links, etc.
==============================================
To assist you in getting the best answers for FrontPage support see:
http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp

"Stephen Green" <sgreen0no@spamcharter.net> wrote in message
news:edQisvadEHA.1604@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Thomas!
>
> Since the page is a database results page, it is created each time it is
> viewed. It does not exist on the server. How will the Spambots read the
> page?
>
> Stephen
>
>
> "Thomas A. Rowe" <tarowe@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:Ov8moTadEHA.556@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> if they are not active
> The
> but...
>
>



Andrew Murray

2004-07-30, 12:15 pm

double click the field that will have the email and check the box "show as
hyperlink".

"Stephen Green" <sgreen0no@spamcharter.net> wrote in message
news:u4PiuCadEHA.2376@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> I've created a page that list membership info including e-mail address. The
> results page shows the e-mail address as text, but I'd like it to be an
> active link so anyone can just click and send.
>
> I thought that IE would automatically recognize an e-mail address, but...
>
> Thanks for your help
>
> Stephen
>
>



Kathleen Anderson [MVP - FP]

2004-07-30, 12:15 pm

Andrew:
That doesn't work in the DRW - you end up with a link that looks like this:
http://localhost/testemail/john@aol.com

--
~ Kathleen Anderson
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
Spider Web Woman Designs
http://www.spiderwebwoman.com/resources/


Andrew Murray <SPAMadBUSTERmurray@iinet.net.au> wrote:[color=darkred]
> double click the field that will have the email and check the box
> "show as hyperlink".
>
> "Stephen Green" <sgreen0no@spamcharter.net> wrote in message
> news:u4PiuCadEHA.2376@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

Andrew Murray

2004-07-30, 11:15 pm

Sorry, wrong procedure - there's another way to do it.

Go to Insert Hyperlink, to the point as if you're going to insert a normal email
address, then click "Parameters" then at the top of that dialogue "Insert Field
Value" and choose the fieldname (from your database) that will have your email
addresses in it.


"Kathleen Anderson [MVP - FP]" <spiderwebwoman@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:%23feB42idEHA.2688@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Andrew:
> That doesn't work in the DRW - you end up with a link that looks like this:
> http://localhost/testemail/john@aol.com
>
> --
> ~ Kathleen Anderson
> Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
> Spider Web Woman Designs
> http://www.spiderwebwoman.com/resources/
>
>
> Andrew Murray <SPAMadBUSTERmurray@iinet.net.au> wrote:
>



Kathleen Anderson [MVP - FP]

2004-07-30, 11:15 pm

Sorry, Andrew, that doesn't work either. Take a look at the procedure(s)
here (there are procedures for FP2000, FP2002 & FP2003):
http://www.spiderwebwoman.com/resou...ricks.asp#email

--
~ Kathleen Anderson
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
Spider Web Woman Designs
http://www.spiderwebwoman.com/resources/


Andrew Murray <SPAMadBUSTERmurray@iinet.net.au> wrote:[color=darkred]
> Sorry, wrong procedure - there's another way to do it.
>
> Go to Insert Hyperlink, to the point as if you're going to insert a
> normal email address, then click "Parameters" then at the top of that
> dialogue "Insert Field Value" and choose the fieldname (from your
> database) that will have your email addresses in it.
>
>
> "Kathleen Anderson [MVP - FP]" <spiderwebwoman@mvps.org> wrote in
> message news:%23feB42idEHA.2688@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

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