Frontpage Discussion Post Problems

[Mike]

I created a discussion group on my site several months ago and it worked fine
until recently. I started receiving unwanted posts to the group from
advertising scams so I added the simple Frontpage Security feature. Since I
installed that when someone submits a new post it also includes the contents
of a previous post. I have since taken out the security and it still
happens. I have looked at the code and I am stumped???? Every test post I
submit includes a previous post. PLEASE HELP

 

[Ronx]

What FrontPage security feature?

The FP Discussion Web is easily broken. When that happens the best
thing to do is start over.
To avoid spammers, use a discussion web that utilises server side
scripting (asp, asp.net, php etc) that can filter out the spam, using
techniques such as captcha, Assira - see
http://www.rxs-enterprises.org/tests/anti-spam/ for examples.

 

[Mike]

Ron,

For security I added a password field (not encrypted) that was required in
order to post. I have since taken that off, and the problem still persists.
Everytime you submit a post the post includes a previous post. It seems to
be grabbing the previous posts in succession in the threads. If I have to
start over I will but I would prefer not to.

Also I tried to use Captcha but I was told that it will not work with
Frontpage 2003.

You thoughts would be appreciated.

The website address is www.mccorristin83.com. If you go to the foum and
look at the last posts you will see what I mean.

Thanks

 

[Ronx]

Captcha requires server side scripting (asp, asp.net, php) and will not
work with the FrontPage discussion web.
In fact, unless you place the discussion web in a subweb with unique
permissions (requires all users to have username and password), any
security will require server side scripting - client side JavaScript
(including FrontPage validation) is useless since spammers will have
JavaScript disabled.

Your discussion web probably has misplaced "<!--webbot
BOT="FormInsertHere" --> code in the posts or in tocproto.htm (all
located in the folder _disc1)
It is easier to start over than try to debug this - with a lot of posts
things go bad, fast, not only with the page but also with the index kept
in the extensions meta data.

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Ron Symonds - Microsoft MVP (FrontPage)
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