I have just tried changing the address of the form to see if throws the spammer off
Mike Kear wrote: >I had one of these too. As far as I could tell, it was an automated process >to harvest the email addresses where forms send back a confirmation or >thanks by email. > In my case, the spammer was filling out the same information in every >field, so all I did was change the action page so that if field1 = field2 = >field3 = field4, it just gave a 'thanks' page on the site, sent no email out >and dumped the results. The problem went away then. I dont know if the >spammer still has his computer pointed at my client's site or not. > Cheers >Mike Kear >Windsor, NSW, Australia >Certified Advanced ColdFusion Developer >AFP Webworks >http://afpwebworks.com >ColdFusion, PHP, ASP, ASP.NET <http://ASP.NET> hosting from AUD$15/month > > > On 9/14/05, Mickael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>Hi, >> >>One of my clients is getting bombarded by some jerk, connection to a >>form on his webpage and filling out the fields with junk and submitting >>the forms. What can I do to prevent a computer from filling out my >>forms. I don't really want to use that crazy jumbled image where to you >>type in the letters you see. >> >>Any advise? >> >>Thanks >> >>Mike >> >> >> >> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:218212 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
