Masker

Hides email addresses from spammers as PNG image files.

Produces PNG files (image files similar to GIFs, but smaller) that contain your email address. When you post them on your website, it is harder for spammer to harvest them. You can include the generated image files in the HTML on your website with: code like this: [a href="../image/mailto/roedy.png"]email me[/a] (pretend [] are angle brackets) or [mg src="image/mailto/roedy.png" height="24" width="186" alt="my email address"] You can also mention your email address in public postings like this: For my email address see mindprod.com/image/mailto/roedy.png It can be read by humans, but it would be more difficult for automation to harvest the name for spam lists. You can run it without installing. You can also run it standalone as an application with java.exe -jar masker.jar It also tells you what it should be sending. You can also use it as a command line utility: java.exe -jar mask.jar john@yahoo.com E:\temp\john.png You can also use it in your own programs with Mask.createMask( File pngfile, String email ); To install, Extract the zip download with WinZip, (or similar unzip utility) into any directory you please, often C:\ -- ticking off the (user folder names) option. To run as an application, type: java.exe -jar C:\com\mindprod\masker\masker.jar adjusting as necessary to account for where the jar file is. The Applet must be signed to allow it to save the png image on your local hard disk.

Changes: user selectable Look & Feel

Minimum requirements: Java 1.7+

Operating system: Java,Linux,Mac OS X,Unix,Win2000,Win7 x32,Win7 x64,WinServer,WinVista,WinVista x64,WinXP

Program URL: http://mindprod.com/applet/masker.html

Masker screenshot

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Special permissions

You may include MASKER on any CD compilation. You may not sell MASKER It is free.

EULA

This program is for non-military use only. For details on what that licencing restriction means and why I restricted this software that way, see http://mindprod.com/contact/nonmil.html If you incorporate any of my code in your programs, they too must be marked for non-military use only. However it is not your responsibility to enforce that restriction.

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