total newbie referer problem

[antyem]

I'm trying to install a formmail asp. I need to define my site as the referer of the form information so that I can lock out any other sites that might try to use the formmail to send e-mails from my server.

The problem is that the script doesn't accept my site as valid, even though I have listed it as a referer. Could this be a server problem: is the search for the address being blocked somehow? Here is the line that initiates the search:
referer= GetHost(REquest.ServerVariables("HTTP_REFERER&quot)

I have a windows 2000 server
-at wits end,
antyem

 

[onpnt]

I doubt the RE in Request causes anything but sometimes case does weird things.
Do you mind giving us the declaration of referer?
I think that would be the only place a error will come from sense formmail is so widely used and this is new to me.
The only things you change are reciepients and referer from my memory, correct?? I may not get it the 1st or 2nd time,
but how sweet that 15th time can be.

 

[antyem]

This is at the very top of the script, and I've added two variations of my website name:

referers = Array("parentnetsweden.com","

http://www.parentnetsweden.com")

-anty

 

[codestorm]

From memory HTTP_REFERER includes the full file path from the referring page - although also from memory it's bank if you manually type a URL into the browser.

So while I can't see your code i'd assume you're trying to compare the referer variable with values in the referers array, however referer will contain a full filepath, which referers does not appear to. codestorm
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[antyem]

Before I was getting the message that my referer was invalid, now I'm getting the message that there is no referer! I ran a script to check my server variables and SERVER_NAME =

http://www.parentnetsweden.com

Here is all of the coding that (I think) relates to the problem...

referers = Array(&quot;

http://www.parentnetsweden.com&quot;,&quot;parentnetsweden.com&quot;)

mailComp = &quot;CDONTS&quot;
smtpServer = &quot;wasamail.wasadata.com&quot;
fromAddr = &quot;info@parentnetsweden.com&quot;


Response.Buffer = true
errorMsgs = Array()

'Check for form data.

if Request.ServerVariables(&quot;Content_Length&quot = 0 then
call AddErrorMsg(&quot;No form data submitted.&quot
end if

'Check if referer is allowed.

validReferer = false
referer = GetHost(Request.ServerVariables(&quot;SERVER_NAME&quot)
for each host in referers
if host = referer then
validReferer = true
end if
next
if not validReferer then
if referer = &quot;&quot; then
call AddErrorMsg(&quot;No referer.&quot
else
call AddErrorMsg(&quot;Invalid referer: '&quot; & referer & &quot;'.&quot
end if
end if

Thanks for all the help,
antyem

 

[codestorm]

is gethost a function of yours? I can't find it in vbscript or asp help files codestorm
Fire bad. Tree pretty. - Buffy
select * from population where talent > 'average'
<insert witticism here>