Posted by Paul Marshall on 09/15/05 23:21

Paul Marshall wrote:
> Hi
>
> I am my wits end! I have a PHP script running that captures variables
> posted from a form on the previous page. The script then emails the
> results using the mail() function.
>
> The script is currently being spammed in two ways:
>
> 1) The page is being loaded directly, therefore emailing blank results
> 2) The variables are made up of an accepted email address (all variables
> are filled with it). This email address is random, created using any
> cobinations of characters before the accepted domain.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas of how I can stop this? The mails are
> exceeding 60 per day now! Obviously it is some form of program doing it
> but I don't know of a way that I can stop it, either to restrict the
> variables or the script page or what?
>
> Any help would be much appreciated!
>
> Paul :s
>
> marshallrp AT gmail DOT com

Thanks for your suggestions everyone, I found a post by someone else
having the same problems who suggested setting a session that pemits any
emailing unless it has been set on the page containing the form. This
seems to have done the trick for now! If not I will try the slashes
suggestions.

Thanks again guys!

Paul :)

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