Hi All,
I have recently attempted to 'trap' spammers who use autofilling tactics on the
site at www.gwelanmor-internet.co.uk. This is written in html5 and uses a
mixture of simple tests to validate the form. However, yesterday I recvd a
mail thus:
Client side validation fails when scammers screen scrape your site and then
directly send to your receiving script. You really need to consider using a
server side validation.
Ken
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
-Original Message-
From: coder co...@gwelanmor-internet.co.uk
Hi Bob,
A few points:
- The form submission was likely posted without JavaScript
- There is no point confronting a robot with the reality of it’s existence
Look into writing a filter on your email inbox or server that can
eliminate such messages without your intervention.
Don’t give up :)
Ollie
I think its important to give the spammer no indication that you are onto
them. If you give them any kind of feedback, they can use that to work a
way through your maze.The filters i use (which are similar to yours on
the client side, but I also use some tests on the server side, but the
Mike Kear
I think its important to give the spammer no indication that you are onto
them. If you give them any kind of feedback, they can use that to work a
way through your maze.The filters i use (which are similar to yours on
the client side, but I also use some tests on the server
