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CTAN has a new package: randtext

Date: March 20, 2006 8:55:15 AM CET
A new package has been installed at tug.ctan.org and should soon appear at your favorite mirror (this package replaces switcheml, which has move to the obsolete/ tree). Thanks again, Jim Hefferon St Michael's College ====================================================================== The following information was provided by the package's contributor. Name of contribution: randtext Author's name: Charles Duan Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/randtext Summary description: Typeset obfuscated text to foil spam email address harvesters. License type: lppl Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
The package "randtext", which supersedes "switcheml", provides a single macro \randomize{TEXT} that typesets the characters of TEXT in random order, such that the resulting output appears correct, but most automated attempts to read the file will misunderstand it. This function allows one to include an email address on a TeX document and publish it online without fear of email address harvesters or spammers easily picking up the address. For more information, please read the comments at the top of the package file.
See this package at http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/randtext . You may get a better network connection by using a CTAN mirror near to you; see http://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/README.mirrors . Our service is supported by the TeX Users Group http://www.tug.org . Please join a users group; see http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html .

randtext – Randomise the order of characters in strings

The package provides a single macro \randomize{TEXT} that typesets the characters of TEXT in random order, such that the resulting output appears correct, but most automated attempts to read the file will misunderstand it.

This function allows one to include an email address in a document and publish it online without fear of email address harvesters or spammers easily picking up the address.

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MaintainerCharles Duan

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