Re: Blocking form spam

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2006


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 67915
interpreted = N
texte = I've had this problem too. I noticed that they send the same message "nice site. bookmarked" so I did a hideif based on that, to hide the [sendmail]. I also put a quick and dirty captcha type thing where I generate a random number and ask people to type it in. Between the two of them, I haven't gotten any more spam from the contact forms. Now with a few public guestbooks, I took a different tack. Only one of them was getting spam posted to to, but on both of them, I added a question that only people with any business posting would know, and authenticate based on that. Terry >Hi, > >A couple of my sites are starting to get hit by bots that are sending >spam through contact and sign-up forms. I can't use CAPTCHAS on some of >these forms and was wondering what techniques others are using to try >and block this stuff. > -- Terry Wilson | terry@terryfic.com | http://terryfic.com http://WhosComing.com - a simplified, affordable online reservation system http://TightPods.com -- stylish protection for your laptop -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Attitude is the only difference between ordeal and adventure. ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Blocking form spam ( Stuart Tremain 2006)
  2. Re: Blocking form spam ( Terry Wilson 2006)
  3. Re: Blocking form spam ( Stuart Tremain 2006)
  4. Re: Blocking form spam ( "Tom Duke" 2006)
  5. Re: Blocking form spam ( Stuart Tremain 2006)
  6. Re: Blocking form spam ( WJ Starck 2006)
  7. Re: Blocking form spam ( Gary Krockover 2006)
  8. Re: Blocking form spam ( Donovan Brooke 2006)
  9. Re: Blocking form spam ( "Brian B. Burton" 2006)
  10. Re: Blocking form spam ( WJ Starck 2006)
  11. Re: Blocking form spam ( Terry Wilson 2006)
  12. Re: Blocking form spam ( Stuart Tremain 2006)
  13. Blocking form spam ( "Tom Duke" 2006)
I've had this problem too. I noticed that they send the same message "nice site. bookmarked" so I did a hideif based on that, to hide the [sendmail]. I also put a quick and dirty captcha type thing where I generate a random number and ask people to type it in. Between the two of them, I haven't gotten any more spam from the contact forms. Now with a few public guestbooks, I took a different tack. Only one of them was getting spam posted to to, but on both of them, I added a question that only people with any business posting would know, and authenticate based on that. Terry >Hi, > >A couple of my sites are starting to get hit by bots that are sending >spam through contact and sign-up forms. I can't use CAPTCHAS on some of >these forms and was wondering what techniques others are using to try >and block this stuff. > -- Terry Wilson | terry@terryfic.com | http://terryfic.com http://WhosComing.com - a simplified, affordable online reservation system http://TightPods.com -- stylish protection for your laptop -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Attitude is the only difference between ordeal and adventure. ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Terry Wilson

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