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Spam via Contact Forms
Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:22 am
by 44MLB
We are getting a lot of spam even through our contact form is protected with recaptcha v3. So people are putting the details in by hand. Is there anyway of blocking e-mail addresses or IP addresses via a website form?
Re: Spam via Contact Forms
Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:43 am
by Pablo
You cannot block email addresses, but you can prevent URLs from being posted.
Also, you can enable 'server sided validation' for extra input validation (if you use form validation).
Re: Spam via Contact Forms
Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2019 11:43 am
by bigdaddyk
For whats its worth, I've had a lot of spam bots get passed all the different versions of Google ReCaptcha tools provided by WWB.
I went back to using the old "Random Question Captcha" Extension. Most of the Spam has ceased. I may try out the server side validation now that I see its an option.
Keep up the good work Pablo!
Re: Spam via Contact Forms
Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2019 2:58 pm
by 44MLB
Hi Pablo,
Is ticking the box all I need to do to enable 'server sided validation'?
Re: Spam via Contact Forms
Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2019 4:47 pm
by Pablo
First you will need to setup standard (JavaScript) validation.
Then as an extra step you can also enable server sided validation.
It uses the same checks as on the client (browser) side. So, all input is checked twice, just in case the spammer has disabled JavaScript.
Re: Spam via Contact Forms
Posted: Sun Oct 13, 2019 9:31 am
by 44MLB
Many thanks for the help.