Re: Battle of Spam
| From: | Jim Lucas | Date: | Mon, 07 Jun 2010 20:35:27 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Battle of Spam | ||
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Brian Dunning wrote:
> Hey - It looks like a PHP form on my server is insecure and is being used to send spam. This is
> Rackspace's best guess. The problem is there are SO MANY forms on all the web sites on this
> server that it would be a nightmare task to try and look at them all to be sure they're
> properly secured.
>
> Is anyone aware of a way to shortcut this process, maybe find out what script(s) are being
> attacked to send the spam?
>
> :-(
>
>
Usually it isn't your "php/html form" that is insecure, it is the processing
script that processes said form. Change all the forms to use a single
processing script and then you won't have such a big problem tracking down the
"information processing error/insecurity" that you are having.
--
Jim Lucas
A: Maybe because some people are too annoyed by top-posting.
Q: Why do I not get an answer to my question(s)?
A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?