Re: IP Address Filtering - Problem Continues
| From: | Jochem Maas | Date: | Wed, 05 Apr 2006 15:58:58 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: IP Address Filtering - Problem Continues | ||
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Jay Blanchard wrote:
[snip] The problem is, the spammer is using multiple IP Address. His IP Address changes every 6 - 8 entries. I have so far recorded 5 different IP Addresses of the spammer. Although I can create a Database and keep adding his IP Address to the database, and run a check from the Guestbook script to scan against Blocked Addresses, It¹s not the most efficient method in the world. What other logic can I apply to automatically block the spammer? Or at least have a more efficient method of blocking the Spammer and his IP¹s? [/snip] You could always block a range of IP addresses, but you may cut out a legitimate user.I'm missing the beginning of this thread so maybe it's be mentioned before but is an image CAPTCHA not an option? (and yes I know the accesibility arguments against using CAPTCHA, and the fact that crap CAPCHTA can be broken by image recognition tools - but my pragmatic feeling is that it's often better than a bucket load of SPAM.)