Re: Blocking form spam
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 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.comhttp://WhosComing.com - a simplified, affordable online reservation systemhttp://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
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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.comhttp://WhosComing.com - a simplified, affordable online reservation systemhttp://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/
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