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Posted by Schraalhans Keukenmeester on 05/24/07 08:57
One of my customers' site has been 'discovered' by the spammers community.
What else is new.
None of the messages they posted sofar ended up showing in the guestbook,
since they fail to pass the correct verification string. (yes, available
in written text and audio for the visually impaired)
Yet the volume and size of unsuccesful posts is increasing to a point
where they may become a burden on server and bandwith.
I added some logic to the scripts blocking spammer ip adresses via
..htaccess, but this proves pretty useless, and might block the innocent.
Their addresses may be spoofed, their systems unknowingly abused by
others.
Given the fact I have rather limited freedom on this client's host, what
would be your recommended means of preventing spam submission in the first
place, if possible? Of course, anything taking up as much or more
resources than my current solution wouldn't really improve things.
Your ideas are appreciated!
Sh.
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