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Description:
When given an email address this function will return the address in a format safe from email harvesters.

Return Values:
Returns a string

Example:

<CFOUTPUT>
#EmailAntiSpam("sduffey@ci.davis.ca.us")#<BR>
#EmailAntiSpam("sduffey@ci.davis.ca.us", "Yes")#<BR>
</CFOUTPUT>

Parameters:

Full UDF Source:

/**
 * When given an email address this function will return the address in a format safe from email harvesters.
 * Minor edit by Rob Brooks-Bilson (rbils@amkor.com)
 * Update now converts all characters in the email address to unicode, not just the @ symbol. (by author)
 * 
 * @param EmailAddress      Email address you want to make safe. (Required)
 * @param Mailto      Boolean (Yes/No). Indicates whether to return formatted email address as a mailto link.  Default is No. (Optional)
 * @return Returns a string 
 * @author Seth Duffey (sduffey@ci.davis.ca.us) 
 * @version 2, May 2, 2002 
 */
function EmailAntiSpam(EmailAddress) {
    var i = 1;
    var antiSpam = "";
    for (i=1; i LTE len(EmailAddress); i=i+1) {
        antiSpam = antiSpam & "&##" & asc(mid(EmailAddress,i,1)) & ";";
    }
    if ((ArrayLen(Arguments) eq 2) AND (Arguments[2] is "Yes")) return "<a href=" & "mailto:" & antiSpam & ">" & antiSpam & "</a>"; 
    else return antiSpam;
}