Nope... not an American girl either.
..:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:. Bobby Hartsfield http://acoderslife.com -----Original Message----- From: Crow T. Robot [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 9:36 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Capture Alternatives You're not a british cop? On 11/14/06, Bobby Hartsfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Other than trapping bots into submitting forms meant for them just so you > can flag content and or IPs... no not really. > > I do have a trap for email crawlers that sees quite a bit of action from > bots though :-) > > http://acoderslife.com/botfun/emls.cfm > > ps... its Bobby not Bobbie ;-) > > > ..:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:. > Bobby Hartsfield > http://acoderslife.com > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ray Champagne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 3:36 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Capture Alternatives > > Here's a question that hasn't been answered, maybe 'cause there isn't one: > we talk all day about protecting ourselves from these gnarly bastages, is > there any way to fight back? > > I'd love to see a way for me to block them, then fire back with my own > script - it might not solve anything, but man, it would feel good... > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Munson, Jacob [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 3:25 PM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: RE: Capture Alternatives > > > > > * Check the form was actually submitted from within the site? > > > Perhaps via CGI. although I'm sure that may have issues as well. > > > > This is a good idea, but I don't think it will stop all spammers. > > You're correct that some spammers directly access the submission form. > > When I first put my math question on my blog's contact form, the spam > > didn't stop at all. The reason was because the spam bots weren't using > > the form at all, just sending data to my form processor. > > > > > * A field that checks when loaded vs submit time? Are the > > > spam bots the submit bots, or is there a delay between the two. > > > > I've heard of this technique, and I'd think it would work in most cases. > > The only problem I can see is if you have server side form validation, > > the user gets an error, goes back and quickly modifies a field and then > > resubmits. > > > > > * The scriptProtect function in Application.cfc? Is this applciable > > > > I've never used that, but I don't think it will help. Here's a > > paragraph from livedocs: > > "The ScriptProtect attribute lets you protect one or more variable > > scopes from cross-site scripting attacks, where a client attempts to get > > your application to send malicious code back to a user's browser. In > > these attacks, user input (for example, from form fields or from URL > > variables) sets a CF variable which is destined for user output. The > > submitted data includes malicious code, such as JavaScript or an applet > > or object reference, which then executes on the user's system." > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > This transmission may contain information that is privileged, > confidential > and/or > > exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended > > recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, > distribution, or > > use of the information contained herein (including any reliance thereon) > is > > STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you received this transmission in error, please > > immediately contact the sender and destroy the material in its entirety, > whether > > in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. > > > > ====================================================================== > > ======== > > "EMF <idahopower.com>" made the previous annotations. > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:260447 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
