Trying to cut down on form spam
| From: | dealTek | Date: | Sat, 06 Dec 2014 20:04:41 +0000 |
| Subject: | Trying to cut down on form spam | ||
| Groups: | php.general | ||
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Hi All,
I have a 2 page form
page 1 = form
page 2 = action page (updates database and sends email)
So, I am getting a lot of spam. Owner wants very little error checking for maximum input for
possible business..
So to cut down on spam I added a simple captcha I made - very easy to read with 4 numbers to add to
a field and gen_validatorv4.js helps to make sure it is filled out correctly or the form won't
submit
spam get to be way less...
then I added an http referrer field to show where it came from....
HOWEVER - one kind of spam comes through no matter what I do
in the 2 new fields I added (captcha text and referrer) are just more random text entrees ....
- also changed url for the action page - more spam again within minutes (seems like it would take
spammers time to learn this...?)
it's kind of like spammers are filling out the form - page 1 from some other location and
possibly submitting from some other location also?
Q: How do I stop this form spam?
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Thanks,
Dave - DealTek
dealtek@gmail.com
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