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Matth · 15-09-2005, 22:32

A plain "mailto" form, or something more advanced?

It may compromise compatibility, but you could take away the form submit button, and submit the form by a javascript function from a link or button.

Also, use some javascript validation, so that if an email address is required, the field must contain @

Might be someone trying to find vulnerable form mailers, as some can be coerced into sending to other addresses, but you'd expect to see the probable target email address.

If you use mailing lists, maybe they need washing - I've "graffiti'd" webpage forms of companies that I believed spammed me, and consider it an entirely justified response.

15-09-2005, 22:32	#9
Matth Inactive Join Date: Mar 2004 Services: BB:M, TV:XL, Phone:M, Loyalty Posts: 2,516	Re: Somebody spamming our website's enquiry forms? A plain "mailto" form, or something more advanced? It may compromise compatibility, but you could take away the form submit button, and submit the form by a javascript function from a link or button. Also, use some javascript validation, so that if an email address is required, the field must contain @ Might be someone trying to find vulnerable form mailers, as some can be coerced into sending to other addresses, but you'd expect to see the probable target email address. If you use mailing lists, maybe they need washing - I've "graffiti'd" webpage forms of companies that I believed spammed me, and consider it an entirely justified response.