# Can emails be read from spiders if they are embedded in a ru

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-emails-be-read-from-spiders-if-they-are-embedded-in-a-ru/114719>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [September 17, 2007, 1:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-emails-be-read-from-spiders-if-they-are-embedded-in-a-ru/114719 "2007-09-17T13:24:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![pel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/34f0e0/32.png) [@pel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pel)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2007, 1:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-emails-be-read-from-spiders-if-they-are-embedded-in-a-ru/114719/1 "2007-09-17T13:24:45Z")

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Hello,

I am new to ruby, but used php a little bit before. I used php for my  
contact formular so nobody spider could read the email. But can a  
spider read my email if its included in a rhtml file or is there a way  
to encrypt the email?