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maatunidy
07-25-2007, 12:30 PM
Hey, how's it goin'?
Huge problem:

I use Frontpage and slapped one of their ready-made guestbooks onto my webpage: www.maatunidy.com . Then, a bombardment of spam just ruined the whole damn thing for everybody.
The scrollbar slider was at the smallest possible size because I got so much crap - it didn't even make sense - it read like fractured sentences and random clippings from magazines. Of course, every few lines you'd get something about penis enlargement, cialis, or viagra.

I know of codes that are used to prevent automated responses like this, but I don't know how to implement them. Anyone have any advise or suggestions? I'd love ya for it!

Thanks,
Maat :D
Scorpiuscat
07-25-2007, 02:30 PM
Most of that spam crap is done by bots, you need a setting in there that makes sure a human is actually trying to enter information.

Such as those pictures with the wacky looking letters and numbers that have to be typed in before posting.
maatunidy
07-25-2007, 02:49 PM
Yea,
those pictures with the wacky looking letters and numbers that have to be typed in before posting that's what I meant before but you put it in far better terms than I.

I need some of those.

Anyone know how to get them?

Thanks,
Maat
lolson
07-25-2007, 03:16 PM
Scrap whatever guestbook you are using and look for one that supports captchas. That is the term for those funky looking letter things. I use "php Guestbook" and have never been spammed but don't know of any specific FrontPage ones.
maatunidy
07-25-2007, 04:06 PM
Alright, sweet!

I'll try searching for captchas and look at the php guestbook.

Thanks,
Maat
clyde
07-30-2007, 06:46 PM
how do you get those scrolling windows on your site they are good ty clyde
sjlplat
07-31-2007, 04:15 AM
I've got a CAPTCHA enabled guestbook available for download on my website. It uses flat files to store data, so no database is required. You can get it at http://www.myphpscripts.net
griff671
07-31-2007, 05:39 AM
how do you get those scrolling windows on your site they are good ty clyde
I asked that question a while back, see this thread:
http://hostmonsterforum.com/showthread.php?t=1227