Blocking random discussion postings

[mufka]

I have a discussion web and i have been getting a lot of random spam type postings to it. Most seem to be coming from Asia with funny characters. How can I keep these postings from being added? Can I create something that causes it to require a confirmation click?

 

[AMysticWeb]

If you think this may be coming from bots, you might be able to set a field requiring specific input. Even manual submissions are more difficult when validation is required. Sometimes simply using validation for any field might squash this.

Something like:

Enter the text below before submitting.
yhctskw​

Then set a text field like:

<!--webbot bot="Validation" B-Value-Required="TRUE" I-Minimum-Length="7"
  I-Maximum-Length="7" S-Validation-Constraint="Equal to"
  S-Validation-Value="yhctskw" -->
<input type="text" name="T1" size="20" maxlength="7">

This input field should help with a standard form, I think it will work for the Discussion Web as well. You could change this periodically if necessary.


Hope I have been of some help,
Micheal Smith

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[mufka]

This worked for a little while but it appears that they are getting smarter.

 

[AMysticWeb]

I have a couple more tips here.

http://frontpageforms.com/sign_in.htm

Unfortunately, you may need to consider a third party solution in the future.

Hope I have been of some help,
Micheal Smith

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