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22/06/2005 20:41:41
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willthing
Beginner
Joined: 26/04/2005 21:45:58
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Our guestbook is getting slammed with spam. We've implimented the fixes listed on this page but more keeps coming.
Any ideas / tips on how to stop this? We will need to pull the plug if we can't fix it.
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22/06/2005 21:20:13
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Carbonize
Master
Joined: 12/06/2003 19:26:08
Messages: 4292
Location: Bristol, UK
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Which anti spam methods have you implemented?
Human Verification is the best mix between simplicity and effectiveness
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Carbonize
I am not the maker of the Advanced Guestbook
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23/06/2005 04:27:53
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amber222
Graduate
Joined: 07/05/2004 21:13:07
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In addition to implementing the anti-spam methods, I think it is a good idea to edit the language file and re-phrase the terms that spammers and hackers search for, like "here you can leave your mark." I like to make all of the wording unique for each site. Also, keep the guestbook from being indexed by the search engines by adding a line to the robots.txt file:
User-agent: *
Disallow: /guestbook/
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23/06/2005 07:32:52
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Carbonize
Master
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It's usually the text from the footer they search for Advanced Guestbook.
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Carbonize
I am not the maker of the Advanced Guestbook
get Lazarus |
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