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Message # 1510535:
Date: 03/27/08 18:58
By: Pops TX Profile
Subject: Hardened Email Forms

I've been using methods of "detection" very similar to this article for about 4 years on ALL my client's sites and it is well worth the time and effort.

The only caveat is "Logging" the folks that try to use the form for nefarious means. You'll end up with a POT-FULL of SPAMMER'S IPaddesses, names and URLs in a heartbeat: Far more than one can deal with in one sitting. Why waste one's time? The collected information is in all honesty: Useless.

The BEST thing I've found is a simple header() redirect to... Say, the FBI? Or to a link provided by and to "Project Honey Pot".

Either way, the SPAMMER is OFF the site and no mail was sent.

I don't see a reason to give these folks a nice "Error Message" PLUS another chance to exploit the script: Just boot their collective @$$s OFF the site.

This is a better way to "Take back the web"...

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RE: how can I see a copy of spam being sent ?Peter Quast01/07/08 23:31
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Another CorrectionRon06/26/07 04:42
HELP!!!!Danny Wright06/19/07 16:51
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Script CorrectionSpudchat04/28/07 21:35
 

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