Comments on: Fighting Spam Without Captcha http://www.inspirationbit.com/fighting-spam-without-captcha/ Knowledge comes from inspiration - one bit at a time Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:20:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Vivien http://www.inspirationbit.com/fighting-spam-without-captcha/#comment-14403 Vivien Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:01:42 +0000 http://www.inspirationbit.com/fighting-spam-without-captcha/#comment-14403 I wouldn't call it a waste of time. It obviously works for me and worked for many others. It's not the best anti-spam fighter, but I doubt there is one. I wouldn’t call it a waste of time. It obviously works for me and worked for many others. It’s not the best anti-spam fighter, but I doubt there is one.

]]> By: lol http://www.inspirationbit.com/fighting-spam-without-captcha/#comment-14401 lol Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:45:38 +0000 http://www.inspirationbit.com/fighting-spam-without-captcha/#comment-14401 This whole concept is a waste of time for obvious reasons. The only hope something like this has is if spammers don't target it, and the spambots have horrible very VERY bad heuristics (Filling out hidden forms? Come on!). This whole concept is a waste of time for obvious reasons.

The only hope something like this has is if spammers don’t target it, and the spambots have horrible very VERY bad heuristics (Filling out hidden forms? Come on!).

]]> By: Vivien http://www.inspirationbit.com/fighting-spam-without-captcha/#comment-13139 Vivien Tue, 08 Apr 2008 06:26:05 +0000 http://www.inspirationbit.com/fighting-spam-without-captcha/#comment-13139 oh, thanks for the heads up, Lauren. I haven't had a chance to upgrade yet. Glad you realized soon enough. oh, thanks for the heads up, Lauren. I haven’t had a chance to upgrade yet. Glad you realized soon enough.

]]> By: LaurenMarie - Creative Curio http://www.inspirationbit.com/fighting-spam-without-captcha/#comment-13136 LaurenMarie - Creative Curio Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:41:26 +0000 http://www.inspirationbit.com/fighting-spam-without-captcha/#comment-13136 Ooo, remember to update wp-comments-post.php when you upgrade! I forgot and didn't get comments for a few days there... hope I didn't miss anything important! Ooo, remember to update wp-comments-post.php when you upgrade! I forgot and didn’t get comments for a few days there… hope I didn’t miss anything important!

]]> By: Vivien http://www.inspirationbit.com/fighting-spam-without-captcha/#comment-12993 Vivien Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:18:03 +0000 http://www.inspirationbit.com/fighting-spam-without-captcha/#comment-12993 HURRRRAH! I'm so glad to hear that, Lauren. Glad it worked for you so well. You might still get a few spams here and there, 'cause there are some manually entered spam comments, but definitely not much. Thanks for the update. HURRRRAH! I’m so glad to hear that, Lauren. Glad it worked for you so well. You might still get a few spams here and there, ’cause there are some manually entered spam comments, but definitely not much. Thanks for the update.

]]> By: LaurenMarie - Creative Curio http://www.inspirationbit.com/fighting-spam-without-captcha/#comment-12992 LaurenMarie - Creative Curio Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:07:47 +0000 http://www.inspirationbit.com/fighting-spam-without-captcha/#comment-12992 Well even though it's been less than 24 hours, I can say this method is working wonderfully! I haven't seen a SINGLE spam comment since adding those extra fields. I wish I'd done it sooner! Thanks, Vivien!!! Well even though it’s been less than 24 hours, I can say this method is working wonderfully! I haven’t seen a SINGLE spam comment since adding those extra fields. I wish I’d done it sooner! Thanks, Vivien!!!

]]> By: Vivien http://www.inspirationbit.com/fighting-spam-without-captcha/#comment-12971 Vivien Mon, 24 Mar 2008 04:59:10 +0000 http://www.inspirationbit.com/fighting-spam-without-captcha/#comment-12971 Lauren, let me know please how did it work for you, it's very frustrating to be getting so much spam. Hope it works for you as well as it did for me. Lauren, let me know please how did it work for you, it’s very frustrating to be getting so much spam. Hope it works for you as well as it did for me.

]]> By: LaurenMarie - Creative Curio http://www.inspirationbit.com/fighting-spam-without-captcha/#comment-12969 LaurenMarie - Creative Curio Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:51:01 +0000 http://www.inspirationbit.com/fighting-spam-without-captcha/#comment-12969 Hi Vivien! I really love how simple yet sneaky this anti-spam field is! I've just fixed my coding to reflect these changes and I would love it if it cut down my spam even by 50%. It's quite disheartening to sign on to my blog after a few days of being away to find 400+ spam messages. I'm <em>sure</em> it was the slight popularity of one of my articles on Digg that got me this lovely attention from spam bots. Hi Vivien! I really love how simple yet sneaky this anti-spam field is! I’ve just fixed my coding to reflect these changes and I would love it if it cut down my spam even by 50%. It’s quite disheartening to sign on to my blog after a few days of being away to find 400+ spam messages. I’m sure it was the slight popularity of one of my articles on Digg that got me this lovely attention from spam bots.

]]> By: Vivien http://www.inspirationbit.com/fighting-spam-without-captcha/#comment-10877 Vivien Thu, 01 Nov 2007 07:22:47 +0000 http://www.inspirationbit.com/fighting-spam-without-captcha/#comment-10877 Reasonable question, Niyaz. But why wouldn't the bots fill those hidden fields? Reasonable question, Niyaz. But why wouldn’t the bots fill those hidden fields?

]]> By: Niyaz PK http://www.inspirationbit.com/fighting-spam-without-captcha/#comment-10811 Niyaz PK Mon, 29 Oct 2007 06:46:41 +0000 http://www.inspirationbit.com/fighting-spam-without-captcha/#comment-10811 Very good idea. But what if bots try and find out the hidden fields? What if they did not fill those fields? :) Very good idea.
But what if bots try and find out the hidden fields?

What if they did not fill those fields?
:)

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