Jun 3rd, 2009, 8:37 PM
Hey!
Thanks for your post - and I'm glad it's been working well up to now.
Haha :-) But yes, the API's CAPTCHA script is only hooked into the API and can't currently be added to POSTed forms. This is something I plan on addressing at some
In the meantime - any one else solved this problem to their satisfaction?
Personally, I use the "hidden fields" technique to foil spam. It doesn't work as well with already established forms, since the spammers have already figured out what fields are valid, but it can still help. The idea is that you add some hidden fields to your form with names that are attractive to spam scripts, like "email", "comments" and so forth (it's kinda like fishing!). Then, in the post submission, detect to see if those fields have any values and if so it means the submission is from a spammer.
This can be done pretty easily using the Submission Pre-Parser module, as described here:
http://modules.formtools.org/submission_...on_example
Not sure if that helps... but it might be worth a shot!
- Ben
Thanks for your post - and I'm glad it's been working well up to now.
Quote:Searching the forum here, I've seen a RECAPTCHA, but apparently only for use in something called API - which as a *NOOB* to all this stuff, is totally over my head.
Haha :-) But yes, the API's CAPTCHA script is only hooked into the API and can't currently be added to POSTed forms. This is something I plan on addressing at some
In the meantime - any one else solved this problem to their satisfaction?
Personally, I use the "hidden fields" technique to foil spam. It doesn't work as well with already established forms, since the spammers have already figured out what fields are valid, but it can still help. The idea is that you add some hidden fields to your form with names that are attractive to spam scripts, like "email", "comments" and so forth (it's kinda like fishing!). Then, in the post submission, detect to see if those fields have any values and if so it means the submission is from a spammer.
This can be done pretty easily using the Submission Pre-Parser module, as described here:
http://modules.formtools.org/submission_...on_example
Not sure if that helps... but it might be worth a shot!
- Ben