[jQuery] Re: Prevent comment SPAM with jQuery

2007-10-24 Thread Jake McGraw
Recaptcha is an awesome idea, Google should get in on it. - jake On 10/23/07, Guy Fraser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Alexandre Plennevaux wrote: > > a much more safe way is to use a very obvious "email" input field that you > > hide via CSS. Then you check on the serverside, if that field has

[jQuery] Re: Prevent comment SPAM with jQuery

2007-10-24 Thread Jean
I like the ideia, my grandpa dont use internet LOL On 10/23/07, Codex <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hey people, > > I came up with an idea to help fight comment spam, the stuff most of > us hate. It's just an idea, maybe it won't even work. But take a look > and tell me what you think, or tell

[jQuery] Re: Prevent comment SPAM with jQuery

2007-10-23 Thread Guy Fraser
Alexandre Plennevaux wrote: > a much more safe way is to use a very obvious "email" input field that you > hide via CSS. Then you check on the serverside, if that field has received a > value, then it's most probably a bot, because normal users won't see it, > thus not fill it in. of course, not p

[jQuery] Re: Prevent comment SPAM with jQuery

2007-10-23 Thread Guy Fraser
Most spammers will look at a site and work out how comments are submitted - that being the case, they'd completely bypass the actual filling in of the form and simply post directly to the server. Codex wrote: > Hey people, > > I came up with an idea to help fight comment spam, the stuff most of

[jQuery] Re: Prevent comment SPAM with jQuery

2007-10-23 Thread Alexandre Plennevaux
i think you are not only blocking spambots, but also my grandpa and his arthritis in his fingers and my grand ma with her poor eyes forcing her to use screenreaders. a much more safe way is to use a very obvious "email" input field that you hide via CSS. Then you check on the serverside, if that