 Guestbook Spamming, how to stop it? |
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 Mar 19 2008, 11:24 PM
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Trap Double Mocha Member  Group: Members Posts: 2,360 Joined: 21-September 07 Member No.: 50,369  |
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Guestbook Spamming I have several scumbags trying to access my guestbook but I have renamed it so they get a lovely to the point 404. Html message.The morons are using the same browser config and I am in the process of finding out how to add that browser to my htaccess file Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 1.1.4322 -reply by malamute |
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Mar 20 2008, 01:32 PM
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Super Member Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 461 Joined: 14-September 07 Member No.: 49,954 |
The spam discussed could also refer to those annoying bots that leave stupid links and ads about viagra. I don't think the thread starter is trying to block out people whose comments he doesn't like. Off topic here, but why get a forum just to obtain one-way feedback?? Forums are more complex and meant for discussions, not for giving feedback.
When I had guestbooks, my settings are such that comments will only show up on the guestbook after I have moderated it. While it is time wasting to read through and delete the spam messages, at least there won't be undesirable comments showing up to ruin the impression on your website or offend your visitors. Using CAPTCHA is also an effective way to prevent spam. QUOTE(NDPA @ Mar 11 2006, 11:47 PM)  Guestbooks are intended as a way of people to leave their comments on your site, or just to say they have been there. But all guestbooks ever are, are just a way for people who visit your site to leave a message, just like voicemail on a phone. And if you've ever listened to voicemail, you'll know you will have some spam sometime. It's the same on guestbooks. While I have to say I do not in any matter condone spamming, it happens. Guestbooks are intended for the public to write in. What they choose to write is up to them. You may intend it for creative comments, but do you tell them that? You have to set rules. If there are no rules, then there is full freedom. A guestbook will always have spam and there is not much that can be done about it. It's the same wherever the public can go. And that's the reason I don't have a guestbook or blog. So why get annoyed? It happens everywhere. If you don't like it, don't have a guestbook! Sorry, just had to get that off my chest. But it's true - the simplest way to stop spam is to have nothing for the people to spam in. And if you do need something for commenting, use a forum - much easier to control! |
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Mar 22 2008, 04:40 AM
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Member [Level 2] Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 82 Joined: 2-February 08 From: Dhaka, Bangladesh Member No.: 57,229 |
I use a filter to restrict posting site address and few words (that is not acceptable to me) in chat room of my mobile site. I do not know will it be helpful to you or not, but you may try it. The system is very simple. Make a file for your restricted words (like http://, www., .com, .net, .org, etc) and set a function to check this file before posting your guest book. If the post contain any word that is restricted by you, display a message "Don’t try to spam, we don’t accept it". |
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Mar 22 2008, 06:52 AM
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Super Member Group: Members Posts: 290 Joined: 5-October 07 From: Random Places Member No.: 51,171  |
Well, you could always use a randomized string or image as verification. I myself wrote a script that generates a 10 character long random string and inserts it into a variable. I can post it here if you like.
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Mar 29 2008, 05:12 PM
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Newbie [Level 1] Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 17 Joined: 29-March 08 Member No.: 60,040 |
Well, this is a matter regarding both technique and non-technique. Before a message can be posted on your website, some technical measures can be taken to prevent huge-amount spams, as the GOOGLE mail group does to prevent most of the spam mails. While a message was left in your guest book, the question whether is is a spam is thoroughly determined by your own discretion.
However, the GOOGLE mail spam-isolating technique is quite complicated, though some mails still received in INBOX, which most of us cannot completely use in our own websites. From this perspective, the most effective and ineffective way to keep such posts off is to delete them manually. Or perhaps you can add some key words into your codes as illegal words thus a submission with such words (spam in your view) will be terminated before its success. |
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Apr 12 2008, 06:51 AM
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Member [Level 1] Group: [HOSTED] Posts: 65 Joined: 7-April 08 From: Toronto, Canada Member No.: 60,502 |
Hi,
Just wanted to leave you a short message. I think this may help you out a bit. If your guestbook supports approval by the admin then you can do that. It allows the users to post to show before the admin allows it to show. I think this way you can stop the spamming. You cal also use trap17's leech protect and web link protect tool thery are quite helpful. |
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