(Msg. 1) Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 10:18 pm
Post subject: Access Code for form submission Add to elertz Archived from groups: microsoft>public>frontpage>client (more info?)
I have a form that has the visitor fill in his name and contact info along
with a text box for his comments. The form results are sent to me as an
emal. Unfortunately I'm receiving spam via this form.
Question: Is there a way to require the submitter to physically preform a
task, like entering an Access Code, before he can submit the form?
The form is here:
http://www.markflynn.biz/Documents/contact-form.htm
I'm using MS FP 2003 and GoDaddy is my hosting service.
Thanks, Mark Flynn
(Msg. 2) Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 9:05 am
Post subject: Re: Access Code for form submission Add to elertz [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
You are using the FrontPage extensions to process your form, and
displaying your email address (in code view). Spambots will pick up the
email address from the page code view, so it may not be the form itself
being used to generate the spam.
The best solution is to move to custom written server side scripts to
process the form data. With this method the email address can be hard
coded in the script, and never displayed on the page (in code, source or
any other view), and a Human Interface Proof (HIP) device (CAPTCHA,
ASIRRA, etc) used to defeat the spambots.
Some Examples of HIPS can be seen at
http://www.rxs-enterprises.co.uk/tests/anti-spam/
but none of these will be effective when using FrontPage extensions to
process the form - FP extensions can only use JavaScript to validate
form fields, and Spambots usually have JavaScript disabled.
Since you are getting spam on your existing email address, you will need
to change it.
--
Ron Symonds - Microsoft MVP (FrontPage)
Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.
"Mark Flynn" <mark.flynn RemoveThis @uci.net> wrote in message
news:OMzBH6l3IHA.3500@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl:
> I have a form that has the visitor fill in his name and contact info along
> with a text box for his comments. The form results are sent to me as an
> emal. Unfortunately I'm receiving spam via this form.
> Question: Is there a way to require the submitter to physically preform a
> task, like entering an Access Code, before he can submit the form?
> The form is here:
> http://www.markflynn.biz/Documents/contact-form.htm > I'm using MS FP 2003 and GoDaddy is my hosting service.
> Thanks, Mark Flynn
(Msg. 3) Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 12:03 pm
Post subject: Re: Access Code for form submission Add to elertz [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Hi Ron:
Thank you very much. I greatly appreciate the time, effort and expertise
that you and the other MS MVP's share with FP users.
Best regards, Mark Flynn
"Ronx" <ronx917 DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:ePsUM5n3IHA.2332@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> You are using the FrontPage extensions to process your form, and
> displaying your email address (in code view). Spambots will pick up the
> email address from the page code view, so it may not be the form itself
> being used to generate the spam.
>
> The best solution is to move to custom written server side scripts to
> process the form data. With this method the email address can be hard
> coded in the script, and never displayed on the page (in code, source or
> any other view), and a Human Interface Proof (HIP) device (CAPTCHA,
> ASIRRA, etc) used to defeat the spambots.
>
> Some Examples of HIPS can be seen at
> http://www.rxs-enterprises.co.uk/tests/anti-spam/ > but none of these will be effective when using FrontPage extensions to
> process the form - FP extensions can only use JavaScript to validate form
> fields, and Spambots usually have JavaScript disabled.
>
> Since you are getting spam on your existing email address, you will need
> to change it.
> --
> Ron Symonds - Microsoft MVP (FrontPage)
> Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.
>
> http://www.rxs-enterprises.org/fp >
>
>
>
> "Mark Flynn" <mark.flynn DeleteThis @uci.net> wrote in message
> news:OMzBH6l3IHA.3500@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl:
>
>> I have a form that has the visitor fill in his name and contact info
>> along
>> with a text box for his comments. The form results are sent to me as an
>> emal. Unfortunately I'm receiving spam via this form.
>> Question: Is there a way to require the submitter to physically preform
>> a
>> task, like entering an Access Code, before he can submit the form?
>> The form is here:
>> http://www.markflynn.biz/Documents/contact-form.htm >> I'm using MS FP 2003 and GoDaddy is my hosting service.
>> Thanks, Mark Flynn
>
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