Anyone know how to keep spammers out of a guestbook!

[Murray]

Cute....

--
Murray
============

CAPTCHA may not be accessible, but I have noticed that MS
Passport has added to it. You can select to authenticate you
are a human via a wav file, and then typing in what you hear


"Kathleen Anderson [MVP - FrontPage]"
: Unfortunately, CAPTCHAs are not accessible to
screen-reader users.
:
: --
:
: ~ Kathleen Anderson
: Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
: Spider Web Woman Designs
: web: http://www.spiderwebwoman.com/resources/
:
:
:
:
message
: : > Called "Captcha" - Google it. It would work wonders.
: >
: > --
: > Murray
: > ============
: >
: > : >> Requires server-side scripting, and possibly a
database, in whatever
: >> technologies your host supports
(ASP,asp.NET,PHP,Perl/CGI etc, with
: >> Access, mySQL, Ms SQL server for the database)
: >> The form handler will parse the comment, and reject
entirely or remove
: >> any links, or hold the comment for approval.
: >>
: >> You could also incorporate a graphic thingy (don't
remember the name)
: >> that users have to copy into a field - this also
requires server-side
: >> scripting for best results - spammers will have
client-side JavaScript
: >> disabled.
: >>
: >> FrontPage guestbook will permit the use of the graphic
using clientside
: >> validation, but this is not very effective, there is
nothing else that
: >> can be done (using FP) except frequent renaming or
manually vetting the
: >> posts.
: >> --
: >> Ron Symonds
: >> Microsoft MVP (FrontPage)
: >> Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.
: >>
message
: >> : >>> Hi, I'm looking for a way to keep the spammers from
loading my guestbook
: >>> with their weblinks!
: >>>
: >>> I've seen the "nofollow" parameter. It seems like a
way to keep the
: >>> spammer from benefiting from the spam, but not to keep
them out of my
: >>> guestbook.
: >>>
: >>> I've seen the robots.txt thing. I have that in my
site, but again I
: >>> don't
: >>> think that a spammer will give a darn about it, he's
going to do what he
: >>> wants anyway.
: >>>
: >>> I'd like a way to simply reject message input that has
links in it.
: >>> Since
: >>> the spam is basically all links, it should stop if I
just reject
: >>> messages
: >>> with links.
: >>>
: >>> How might I do this without monitoring every message,
I want to do it
: >>> with
: >>> code, not with constant monitoring.
: >>>
: >>> Any other ideas??
: >>>
: >>> Thanks,
: >>>
: >>> larry.k
: >>>
: >>>
: >>> --
: >>> ---------------------------------------------
: >>> "These improvements might be better, and the water
might be wetter;
: >>> this hole will answer as a well, even if water is not
to be found
: >>> this side of hell." Quote from a Dakota homesteader,
1890s
: >>>
: >>>
: >>
: >>
: >
: >
:
:

 

[Uncle Joe]

I like it. Simple and direct.

Yes - but I have changed away from it. It's too inaccessible
(blind, color-blind, etc. unfriendly).

This is how I have finally decided to go -
http://www.great-web-sights.com/g_quote.asp

The hint is written with javascript so that it won't be readable by
bots.

--
Murray
============

Nice
- and it is all text ( just "decorated" w/ colors)




| http://www.great-web-sights.com/g_quote.asp
|
| --
| Murray
| ============
|
| | > Yep - I'm going to try it out today....
| >
| > --
| > Murray
| > ============
| >
| > | >> It's not perfect
| >> (it still uses colors - which a screen reader could not
detect),
| >> - but the core function is there to modify the ASP script to
be text
| >> based (screen reader friendly) only using CSS and html (no
| >> images or colors) by say just asking for the Nth character
| >>
| >> --
| >>
| >> _____________________________________________
| >> SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
| >> "Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
| >> To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
| >> http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
| >> _____________________________________________
| >>
| >>
| >> | >> | Awesome, Stefan! That's a wonderful link. Thank you!
| >> |
| >> | --
| >> | Murray
| >> | ============
| >> |
| >> | | >> | > Here's a link to a CSS one using just text (instead of
Captcha
| >> images)
| >> | > which should be more accessible to screen-reader users
| >> | > http://www.u229.no/stuff/Captcha/
| >> | > --
| >> | >
| >> | > _____________________________________________
| >> | > SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
| >> | > "Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
| >> | > To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
| >> | > http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
| >> | > _____________________________________________
| >> | >
| >> | >
message
| >> | > | >> | > | Sure thing. That is true.
| >> | > |
| >> | > | --
| >> | > | Murray
| >> | > | ============
| >> | > |
| >> | > | "Kathleen Anderson [MVP - FrontPage]"
<[email protected]>
| >> wrote in
| >> | > | message | >> | > | > Unfortunately, CAPTCHAs are not accessible to
screen-reader
| >> users.
| >> | > | >
| >> | > | > --
| >> | > | >
| >> | > | > ~ Kathleen Anderson
| >> | > | > Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
| >> | > | > Spider Web Woman Designs
| >> | > | > web: http://www.spiderwebwoman.com/resources/
| >> | > | >
| >> | > | >
| >> | > | >
| >> | > | >
message
| >> | > | > | >> | > | >> Called "Captcha" - Google it. It would work wonders.
| >> | > | >>
| >> | > | >> --
| >> | > | >> Murray
| >> | > | >> ============
| >> | > | >>
| >> | > | >> | >> | > | >>> Requires server-side scripting, and possibly a
database, in
| >> whatever
| >> | > | >>> technologies your host supports
(ASP,asp.NET,PHP,Perl/CGI etc,
| >> with
| >> | > | >>> Access, mySQL, Ms SQL server for the database)
| >> | > | >>> The form handler will parse the comment, and reject
entirely or
| >> | > remove
| >> | > | >>> any links, or hold the comment for approval.
| >> | > | >>>
| >> | > | >>> You could also incorporate a graphic thingy (don't
remember the
| >> | > name)
| >> | > | >>> that users have to copy into a field - this also
requires
| >> | > server-side
| >> | > | >>> scripting for best results - spammers will have
client-side
| >> | > JavaScript
| >> | > | >>> disabled.
| >> | > | >>>
| >> | > | >>> FrontPage guestbook will permit the use of the
graphic using
| >> | > clientside
| >> | > | >>> validation, but this is not very effective, there is
nothing
| >> else
| >> | > that
| >> | > | >>> can be done (using FP) except frequent renaming or
manually
| >> vetting
| >> | > the
| >> | > | >>> posts.
| >> | > | >>> --
| >> | > | >>> Ron Symonds
| >> | > | >>> Microsoft MVP (FrontPage)
| >> | > | >>> Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.
| >> | > | >>>
message
| >> | > | >>> | >> | > | >>>> Hi, I'm looking for a way to keep the spammers from
loading my
| >> | > | >>>> guestbook
| >> | > | >>>> with their weblinks!
| >> | > | >>>>
| >> | > | >>>> I've seen the "nofollow" parameter. It seems like
a way to
| >> keep
| >> | > the
| >> | > | >>>> spammer from benefiting from the spam, but not to
keep them
| >> out of
| >> | > my
| >> | > | >>>> guestbook.
| >> | > | >>>>
| >> | > | >>>> I've seen the robots.txt thing. I have that in my
site, but
| >> again
| >> | > I
| >> | > | >>>> don't
| >> | > | >>>> think that a spammer will give a darn about it,
he's going to
| >> do
| >> | > what
| >> | > | >>>> he
| >> | > | >>>> wants anyway.
| >> | > | >>>>
| >> | > | >>>> I'd like a way to simply reject message input that
has links
| >> in it.
| >> | > | >>>> Since
| >> | > | >>>> the spam is basically all links, it should stop if
I just
| >> reject
| >> | > | >>>> messages
| >> | > | >>>> with links.
| >> | > | >>>>
| >> | > | >>>> How might I do this without monitoring every
message, I want
| >> to do
| >> | > it
| >> | > | >>>> with
| >> | > | >>>> code, not with constant monitoring.
| >> | > | >>>>
| >> | > | >>>> Any other ideas??
| >> | > | >>>>
| >> | > | >>>> Thanks,
| >> | > | >>>>
| >> | > | >>>> larry.k
| >> | > | >>>>
| >> | > | >>>>
| >> | > | >>>> --
| >> | > | >>>> ---------------------------------------------
| >> | > | >>>> "These improvements might be better, and the water
might be
| >> wetter;
| >> | > | >>>> this hole will answer as a well, even if water is
not to be
| >> found
| >> | > | >>>> this side of hell." Quote from a Dakota
homesteader, 1890s
| >> | > | >>>>
| >> | > | >>>>
| >> | > | >>>
| >> | > | >>>
| >> | > | >>
| >> | > | >>
| >> | > | >
| >> | > | >
| >> | > |
| >> | > |
| >> | >
| >> | >
| >> |
| >> |
| >>
| >>
| >
| >
|
|

 

[Murray]

I thought about asking for my mother's maiden name, but figured that would
be too personal. 8)

--
Murray
============

I like it. Simple and direct.

Yes - but I have changed away from it. It's too inaccessible (blind,
color-blind, etc. unfriendly).

This is how I have finally decided to go -
http://www.great-web-sights.com/g_quote.asp

The hint is written with javascript so that it won't be readable by bots.

--
Murray
============

Nice
- and it is all text ( just "decorated" w/ colors)




| http://www.great-web-sights.com/g_quote.asp
|
| --
| Murray
| ============
|
| | > Yep - I'm going to try it out today....
| >
| > --
| > Murray
| > ============
| >
| > | >> It's not perfect
| >> (it still uses colors - which a screen reader could not detect),
| >> - but the core function is there to modify the ASP script to be
text
| >> based (screen reader friendly) only using CSS and html (no
| >> images or colors) by say just asking for the Nth character
| >>
| >> --
| >>
| >> _____________________________________________
| >> SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
| >> "Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
| >> To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
| >> http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
| >> _____________________________________________
| >>
| >>
| >> | >> | Awesome, Stefan! That's a wonderful link. Thank you!
| >> |
| >> | --
| >> | Murray
| >> | ============
| >> |
| >> | | >> | > Here's a link to a CSS one using just text (instead of Captcha
| >> images)
| >> | > which should be more accessible to screen-reader users
| >> | > http://www.u229.no/stuff/Captcha/
| >> | > --
| >> | >
| >> | > _____________________________________________
| >> | > SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
| >> | > "Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
| >> | > To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
| >> | > http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
| >> | > _____________________________________________
| >> | >
| >> | >
| >> | > | >> | > | Sure thing. That is true.
| >> | > |
| >> | > | --
| >> | > | Murray
| >> | > | ============
| >> | > |
| >> | > | "Kathleen Anderson [MVP - FrontPage]"
<[email protected]>
| >> wrote in
| >> | > | message | >> | > | > Unfortunately, CAPTCHAs are not accessible to screen-reader
| >> users.
| >> | > | >
| >> | > | > --
| >> | > | >
| >> | > | > ~ Kathleen Anderson
| >> | > | > Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
| >> | > | > Spider Web Woman Designs
| >> | > | > web: http://www.spiderwebwoman.com/resources/
| >> | > | >
| >> | > | >
| >> | > | >
| >> | > | >
| >> | > | > | >> | > | >> Called "Captcha" - Google it. It would work wonders.
| >> | > | >>
| >> | > | >> --
| >> | > | >> Murray
| >> | > | >> ============
| >> | > | >>
| >> | > | >> | >> | > | >>> Requires server-side scripting, and possibly a database,
in
| >> whatever
| >> | > | >>> technologies your host supports (ASP,asp.NET,PHP,Perl/CGI
etc,
| >> with
| >> | > | >>> Access, mySQL, Ms SQL server for the database)
| >> | > | >>> The form handler will parse the comment, and reject
entirely or
| >> | > remove
| >> | > | >>> any links, or hold the comment for approval.
| >> | > | >>>
| >> | > | >>> You could also incorporate a graphic thingy (don't
remember the
| >> | > name)
| >> | > | >>> that users have to copy into a field - this also requires
| >> | > server-side
| >> | > | >>> scripting for best results - spammers will have
client-side
| >> | > JavaScript
| >> | > | >>> disabled.
| >> | > | >>>
| >> | > | >>> FrontPage guestbook will permit the use of the graphic
using
| >> | > clientside
| >> | > | >>> validation, but this is not very effective, there is
nothing
| >> else
| >> | > that
| >> | > | >>> can be done (using FP) except frequent renaming or
manually
| >> vetting
| >> | > the
| >> | > | >>> posts.
| >> | > | >>> --
| >> | > | >>> Ron Symonds
| >> | > | >>> Microsoft MVP (FrontPage)
| >> | > | >>> Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.
| >> | > | >>>
message
| >> | > | >>> | >> | > | >>>> Hi, I'm looking for a way to keep the spammers from
loading my
| >> | > | >>>> guestbook
| >> | > | >>>> with their weblinks!
| >> | > | >>>>
| >> | > | >>>> I've seen the "nofollow" parameter. It seems like a way
to
| >> keep
| >> | > the
| >> | > | >>>> spammer from benefiting from the spam, but not to keep
them
| >> out of
| >> | > my
| >> | > | >>>> guestbook.
| >> | > | >>>>
| >> | > | >>>> I've seen the robots.txt thing. I have that in my site,
but
| >> again
| >> | > I
| >> | > | >>>> don't
| >> | > | >>>> think that a spammer will give a darn about it, he's
going to
| >> do
| >> | > what
| >> | > | >>>> he
| >> | > | >>>> wants anyway.
| >> | > | >>>>
| >> | > | >>>> I'd like a way to simply reject message input that has
links
| >> in it.
| >> | > | >>>> Since
| >> | > | >>>> the spam is basically all links, it should stop if I
just
| >> reject
| >> | > | >>>> messages
| >> | > | >>>> with links.
| >> | > | >>>>
| >> | > | >>>> How might I do this without monitoring every message, I
want
| >> to do
| >> | > it
| >> | > | >>>> with
| >> | > | >>>> code, not with constant monitoring.
| >> | > | >>>>
| >> | > | >>>> Any other ideas??
| >> | > | >>>>
| >> | > | >>>> Thanks,
| >> | > | >>>>
| >> | > | >>>> larry.k
| >> | > | >>>>
| >> | > | >>>>
| >> | > | >>>> --
| >> | > | >>>> ---------------------------------------------
| >> | > | >>>> "These improvements might be better, and the water might
be
| >> wetter;
| >> | > | >>>> this hole will answer as a well, even if water is not to
be
| >> found
| >> | > | >>>> this side of hell." Quote from a Dakota homesteader,
1890s
| >> | > | >>>>
| >> | > | >>>>
| >> | > | >>>
| >> | > | >>>
| >> | > | >>
| >> | > | >>
| >> | > | >
| >> | > | >
| >> | > |
| >> | > |
| >> | >
| >> | >
| >> |
| >> |
| >>
| >>
| >
| >
|
|

 

[Kathleen Anderson [MVP - FrontPage]]

Great job, Murray. Now you need to work on "Required Fields shown in Red" -
screenreader users and some people who are colorblind can't see Red.

How about "Required Fields are marked with an asterisk"?

--
~ Kathleen Anderson
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
Spider Web Woman Designs
http://www.spiderwebwoman.com/resources/

Yes - but I have changed away from it. It's too inaccessible (blind,
color-blind, etc. unfriendly).

This is how I have finally decided to go -
http://www.great-web-sights.com/g_quote.asp

The hint is written with javascript so that it won't be readable by bots.

--
Murray
============

Nice
- and it is all text ( just "decorated" w/ colors)




| http://www.great-web-sights.com/g_quote.asp
|
| --
| Murray
| ============
|
| | > Yep - I'm going to try it out today....
| >
| > --
| > Murray
| > ============
| >
| > | >> It's not perfect
| >> (it still uses colors - which a screen reader could not detect),
| >> - but the core function is there to modify the ASP script to be text
| >> based (screen reader friendly) only using CSS and html (no
| >> images or colors) by say just asking for the Nth character
| >>
| >> --
| >>
| >> _____________________________________________
| >> SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
| >> "Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
| >> To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
| >> http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
| >> _____________________________________________
| >>
| >>
| >> | >> | Awesome, Stefan! That's a wonderful link. Thank you!
| >> |
| >> | --
| >> | Murray
| >> | ============
| >> |
| >> | | >> | > Here's a link to a CSS one using just text (instead of Captcha
| >> images)
| >> | > which should be more accessible to screen-reader users
| >> | > http://www.u229.no/stuff/Captcha/
| >> | > --
| >> | >
| >> | > _____________________________________________
| >> | > SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
| >> | > "Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
| >> | > To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
| >> | > http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
| >> | > _____________________________________________
| >> | >
| >> | >
| >> | > | >> | > | Sure thing. That is true.
| >> | > |
| >> | > | --
| >> | > | Murray
| >> | > | ============
| >> | > |
| >> | > | "Kathleen Anderson [MVP - FrontPage]"
<[email protected]>
| >> wrote in
| >> | > | message | >> | > | > Unfortunately, CAPTCHAs are not accessible to screen-reader
| >> users.
| >> | > | >
| >> | > | > --
| >> | > | >
| >> | > | > ~ Kathleen Anderson
| >> | > | > Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
| >> | > | > Spider Web Woman Designs
| >> | > | > web: http://www.spiderwebwoman.com/resources/
| >> | > | >
| >> | > | >
| >> | > | >
| >> | > | >
| >> | > | > | >> | > | >> Called "Captcha" - Google it. It would work wonders.
| >> | > | >>
| >> | > | >> --
| >> | > | >> Murray
| >> | > | >> ============
| >> | > | >>
| >> | > | >> | >> | > | >>> Requires server-side scripting, and possibly a database,
in
| >> whatever
| >> | > | >>> technologies your host supports (ASP,asp.NET,PHP,Perl/CGI
etc,
| >> with
| >> | > | >>> Access, mySQL, Ms SQL server for the database)
| >> | > | >>> The form handler will parse the comment, and reject
entirely or
| >> | > remove
| >> | > | >>> any links, or hold the comment for approval.
| >> | > | >>>
| >> | > | >>> You could also incorporate a graphic thingy (don't
remember the
| >> | > name)
| >> | > | >>> that users have to copy into a field - this also requires
| >> | > server-side
| >> | > | >>> scripting for best results - spammers will have
client-side
| >> | > JavaScript
| >> | > | >>> disabled.
| >> | > | >>>
| >> | > | >>> FrontPage guestbook will permit the use of the graphic
using
| >> | > clientside
| >> | > | >>> validation, but this is not very effective, there is
nothing
| >> else
| >> | > that
| >> | > | >>> can be done (using FP) except frequent renaming or
manually
| >> vetting
| >> | > the
| >> | > | >>> posts.
| >> | > | >>> --
| >> | > | >>> Ron Symonds
| >> | > | >>> Microsoft MVP (FrontPage)
| >> | > | >>> Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.
| >> | > | >>>
| >> | > | >>> | >> | > | >>>> Hi, I'm looking for a way to keep the spammers from
loading my
| >> | > | >>>> guestbook
| >> | > | >>>> with their weblinks!
| >> | > | >>>>
| >> | > | >>>> I've seen the "nofollow" parameter. It seems like a way
to
| >> keep
| >> | > the
| >> | > | >>>> spammer from benefiting from the spam, but not to keep
them
| >> out of
| >> | > my
| >> | > | >>>> guestbook.
| >> | > | >>>>
| >> | > | >>>> I've seen the robots.txt thing. I have that in my site,
but
| >> again
| >> | > I
| >> | > | >>>> don't
| >> | > | >>>> think that a spammer will give a darn about it, he's
going to
| >> do
| >> | > what
| >> | > | >>>> he
| >> | > | >>>> wants anyway.
| >> | > | >>>>
| >> | > | >>>> I'd like a way to simply reject message input that has
links
| >> in it.
| >> | > | >>>> Since
| >> | > | >>>> the spam is basically all links, it should stop if I just
| >> reject
| >> | > | >>>> messages
| >> | > | >>>> with links.
| >> | > | >>>>
| >> | > | >>>> How might I do this without monitoring every message, I
want
| >> to do
| >> | > it
| >> | > | >>>> with
| >> | > | >>>> code, not with constant monitoring.
| >> | > | >>>>
| >> | > | >>>> Any other ideas??
| >> | > | >>>>
| >> | > | >>>> Thanks,
| >> | > | >>>>
| >> | > | >>>> larry.k
| >> | > | >>>>
| >> | > | >>>>
| >> | > | >>>> --
| >> | > | >>>> ---------------------------------------------
| >> | > | >>>> "These improvements might be better, and the water might
be
| >> wetter;
| >> | > | >>>> this hole will answer as a well, even if water is not to
be
| >> found
| >> | > | >>>> this side of hell." Quote from a Dakota homesteader,
1890s
| >> | > | >>>>
| >> | > | >>>>
| >> | > | >>>
| >> | > | >>>
| >> | > | >>
| >> | > | >>
| >> | > | >
| >> | > | >
| >> | > |
| >> | > |
| >> | >
| >> | >
| >> |
| >> |
| >>
| >>
| >
| >
|
|

 

[Murray]

Ahh - excellent suggestion! Thanks Kathleen!

--
Murray
============

Great job, Murray. Now you need to work on "Required Fields shown in
Red" - screenreader users and some people who are colorblind can't see
Red.

How about "Required Fields are marked with an asterisk"?

--
~ Kathleen Anderson
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
Spider Web Woman Designs
http://www.spiderwebwoman.com/resources/

Yes - but I have changed away from it. It's too inaccessible (blind,
color-blind, etc. unfriendly).

This is how I have finally decided to go -
http://www.great-web-sights.com/g_quote.asp

The hint is written with javascript so that it won't be readable by bots.

--
Murray
============

Nice
- and it is all text ( just "decorated" w/ colors)




| http://www.great-web-sights.com/g_quote.asp
|
| --
| Murray
| ============
|
| | > Yep - I'm going to try it out today....
| >
| > --
| > Murray
| > ============
| >
| > | >> It's not perfect
| >> (it still uses colors - which a screen reader could not detect),
| >> - but the core function is there to modify the ASP script to be
text
| >> based (screen reader friendly) only using CSS and html (no
| >> images or colors) by say just asking for the Nth character
| >>
| >> --
| >>
| >> _____________________________________________
| >> SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
| >> "Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
| >> To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
| >> http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
| >> _____________________________________________
| >>
| >>
| >> | >> | Awesome, Stefan! That's a wonderful link. Thank you!
| >> |
| >> | --
| >> | Murray
| >> | ============
| >> |
| >> | | >> | > Here's a link to a CSS one using just text (instead of Captcha
| >> images)
| >> | > which should be more accessible to screen-reader users
| >> | > http://www.u229.no/stuff/Captcha/
| >> | > --
| >> | >
| >> | > _____________________________________________
| >> | > SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
| >> | > "Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
| >> | > To find the best Newsgroup for FrontPage support see:
| >> | > http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp
| >> | > _____________________________________________
| >> | >
| >> | >
| >> | > | >> | > | Sure thing. That is true.
| >> | > |
| >> | > | --
| >> | > | Murray
| >> | > | ============
| >> | > |
| >> | > | "Kathleen Anderson [MVP - FrontPage]"
<[email protected]>
| >> wrote in
| >> | > | message | >> | > | > Unfortunately, CAPTCHAs are not accessible to screen-reader
| >> users.
| >> | > | >
| >> | > | > --
| >> | > | >
| >> | > | > ~ Kathleen Anderson
| >> | > | > Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
| >> | > | > Spider Web Woman Designs
| >> | > | > web: http://www.spiderwebwoman.com/resources/
| >> | > | >
| >> | > | >
| >> | > | >
| >> | > | >
| >> | > | > | >> | > | >> Called "Captcha" - Google it. It would work wonders.
| >> | > | >>
| >> | > | >> --
| >> | > | >> Murray
| >> | > | >> ============
| >> | > | >>
| >> | > | >> | >> | > | >>> Requires server-side scripting, and possibly a database,
in
| >> whatever
| >> | > | >>> technologies your host supports (ASP,asp.NET,PHP,Perl/CGI
etc,
| >> with
| >> | > | >>> Access, mySQL, Ms SQL server for the database)
| >> | > | >>> The form handler will parse the comment, and reject
entirely or
| >> | > remove
| >> | > | >>> any links, or hold the comment for approval.
| >> | > | >>>
| >> | > | >>> You could also incorporate a graphic thingy (don't
remember the
| >> | > name)
| >> | > | >>> that users have to copy into a field - this also requires
| >> | > server-side
| >> | > | >>> scripting for best results - spammers will have
client-side
| >> | > JavaScript
| >> | > | >>> disabled.
| >> | > | >>>
| >> | > | >>> FrontPage guestbook will permit the use of the graphic
using
| >> | > clientside
| >> | > | >>> validation, but this is not very effective, there is
nothing
| >> else
| >> | > that
| >> | > | >>> can be done (using FP) except frequent renaming or
manually
| >> vetting
| >> | > the
| >> | > | >>> posts.
| >> | > | >>> --
| >> | > | >>> Ron Symonds
| >> | > | >>> Microsoft MVP (FrontPage)
| >> | > | >>> Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.
| >> | > | >>>
message
| >> | > | >>> | >> | > | >>>> Hi, I'm looking for a way to keep the spammers from
loading my
| >> | > | >>>> guestbook
| >> | > | >>>> with their weblinks!
| >> | > | >>>>
| >> | > | >>>> I've seen the "nofollow" parameter. It seems like a way
to
| >> keep
| >> | > the
| >> | > | >>>> spammer from benefiting from the spam, but not to keep
them
| >> out of
| >> | > my
| >> | > | >>>> guestbook.
| >> | > | >>>>
| >> | > | >>>> I've seen the robots.txt thing. I have that in my site,
but
| >> again
| >> | > I
| >> | > | >>>> don't
| >> | > | >>>> think that a spammer will give a darn about it, he's
going to
| >> do
| >> | > what
| >> | > | >>>> he
| >> | > | >>>> wants anyway.
| >> | > | >>>>
| >> | > | >>>> I'd like a way to simply reject message input that has
links
| >> in it.
| >> | > | >>>> Since
| >> | > | >>>> the spam is basically all links, it should stop if I
just
| >> reject
| >> | > | >>>> messages
| >> | > | >>>> with links.
| >> | > | >>>>
| >> | > | >>>> How might I do this without monitoring every message, I
want
| >> to do
| >> | > it
| >> | > | >>>> with
| >> | > | >>>> code, not with constant monitoring.
| >> | > | >>>>
| >> | > | >>>> Any other ideas??
| >> | > | >>>>
| >> | > | >>>> Thanks,
| >> | > | >>>>
| >> | > | >>>> larry.k
| >> | > | >>>>
| >> | > | >>>>
| >> | > | >>>> --
| >> | > | >>>> ---------------------------------------------
| >> | > | >>>> "These improvements might be better, and the water might
be
| >> wetter;
| >> | > | >>>> this hole will answer as a well, even if water is not to
be
| >> found
| >> | > | >>>> this side of hell." Quote from a Dakota homesteader,
1890s
| >> | > | >>>>
| >> | > | >>>>
| >> | > | >>>
| >> | > | >>>
| >> | > | >>
| >> | > | >>
| >> | > | >
| >> | > | >
| >> | > |
| >> | > |
| >> | >
| >> | >
| >> |
| >> |
| >>
| >>
| >
| >
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[larry.k]

Do away with the guest book!! Works wonders!

Tom J

 

[larry.k]

Na, cuz if I do that, then the spammers win!! DUHHH!

larry.k

 

[larry.k]

I like Uncle Joe's idea, I just want a "filter" which will not allow
messages which contain a link! Can't understand why that is such a
big problem!?!?

larry.k