Preventing postings in unreadable characters
Preventing postings in unreadable characters
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Is there any way of preventing posts to a discuusion boards in unreadable characters? I am finding very long postings on the board I manage which I then have to remove as I am unable to check what they say.
This is happening on a more and more regular basis.
This is happening on a more and more regular basis.
RE: Preventing postings in unreadable characters
RE: Preventing postings in unreadable characters
The bulletin board keeps getting postings of masses of hyperlinks (in readable font). They appear under perfectly acceptable headings, but are then meaningless when opened.
Although I check the entries on a regular basis, it is rapidly getting to a point where I am going to have more deleted comments than actual comments.
Is there any way of blocking this type of entry, as it makes the whole bulletin board pointless when they are appearing in larger and larger numbers every day?
Thank you.
RE: Preventing postings in unreadable characters
You might try making one of the fields required, if you haven't already done so. You might also try a specific input field.
CODE
<p>Enter taehc in the following text box <!--webbot bot="Validation"
B-Value-Required="TRUE" I-Minimum-Length="5" I-Maximum-Length="5"
S-Validation-Constraint="Equal to" S-Validation-Value="taehc" --><input type="text" size="20" name="validation_field" maxlength="5"></p>
Might slow down the unwanted posts a little.
Hope I have been of some help,
Micheal Smith
FrontPage Form Tutorials & Form Script Examples
http://FrontPageForms.com
RE: Preventing postings in unreadable characters
Can you tell me why making a field required would help? And would it matter what field I made required?
I only have two fields, title and comment. Would I need to add any more?
RE: Preventing postings in unreadable characters
Personally I would use a gif with a text similar to the one in the code and then a simple notice to type what they see on the gif in the textbox. Just make sure they match the validation request.
Hope I have been of some help,
Micheal Smith
FrontPage Form Tutorials & Form Script Examples
http://FrontPageForms.com
RE: Preventing postings in unreadable characters
Can anyone recommend bb software which would be compatible with frontpage and would run on access 97? And which isn't complicated to run? Any advice would be gratefully received.
Thank you.
RE: Preventing postings in unreadable characters
I've been told that it should be possible for me to check my log files to find the isp address of the person putting on the unwanted postings, and then I should be able to block him.
However, I can't find any way to access the log files on my website.
Is it possible to do so in frontpage?
RE: Preventing postings in unreadable characters
Q Have you started using validation?
and
Q Did you try a validation gif?
Of course these aren't fool proof, but they slow down manual spammers.
As to alternatives, there are some good ones out there:
http://forum.snitz.com/ (Free)
http://www.vbulletin.com/
http://aspplayground.net/
You could always search for ffree discussion software and might find some freebies and co branded.
Hope I have been of some help,
Micheal Smith
FrontPage Form Tutorials & Form Script Examples
http://FrontPageForms.com
RE: Preventing postings in unreadable characters
RE: Preventing postings in unreadable characters
Simply double click the field, click Validate and change it there. Just make sure the input requested of the user is the same as that required for the validation. Same case etc.
Hope I have been of some help,
Micheal Smith
FrontPage Form Tutorials & Form Script Examples
http://FrontPageForms.com
RE: Preventing postings in unreadable characters
RE: Preventing postings in unreadable characters
Hope I have been of some help,
Micheal Smith
FrontPage Form Tutorials & Form Script Examples
http://FrontPageForms.com
RE: Preventing postings in unreadable characters
RE: Preventing postings in unreadable characters
Hope I have been of some help,
Micheal Smith
FrontPage Form Tutorials & Form Script Examples
http://FrontPageForms.com
RE: Preventing postings in unreadable characters
I was wondering if there was any way of automatically updating/changing the validation code required in the validation field? I've tried changing it manually a couple of times, but within a day or two the spam postings are back again.
RE: Preventing postings in unreadable characters
Hope I have been of some help,
Micheal Smith
FrontPage Form Tutorials & Form Script Examples
http://FrontPageForms.com