Comments for var/log http://www.varslashlog.com Yet another weblog Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:01:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on How to stop spam without captcha or javascript by Vide http://www.varslashlog.com/2009/06/03/how-to-stop-spam-without-pictures-or-javascript/comment-page-1/#comment-2031 Vide Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:01:06 +0000 http://www.varslashlog.com/?p=169#comment-2031 I found 2 problems with your approach, even if I'm a KISS fan: 1) it works (if used as the sole antispam method) only if very few people uses it and it doesn't enter the spammers radar. If for instance wordpress.com starts using your method, in 2 hours spammer would get their botnet updated and your blog flooded 2) it doesn't protect against pin-pointed attacks. Captchas are not used only in in blogs but a in a wider range of services. If yyou're running a site where captchas helps you against frauds, your method will be broken again in a few hours. Ok, in this last case you should implement an anti-bruteforce method in the backend as well and do not rely only on captchas. I found 2 problems with your approach, even if I’m a KISS fan:

1) it works (if used as the sole antispam method) only if very few people uses it and it doesn’t enter the spammers radar. If for instance wordpress.com starts using your method, in 2 hours spammer would get their botnet updated and your blog flooded
2) it doesn’t protect against pin-pointed attacks. Captchas are not used only in in blogs but a in a wider range of services. If yyou’re running a site where captchas helps you against frauds, your method will be broken again in a few hours. Ok, in this last case you should implement an anti-bruteforce method in the backend as well and do not rely only on captchas.

]]> Comment on How to stop spam without captcha or javascript by binusida http://www.varslashlog.com/2009/06/03/how-to-stop-spam-without-pictures-or-javascript/comment-page-1/#comment-2030 binusida Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:33:02 +0000 http://www.varslashlog.com/?p=169#comment-2030 It is a great idea and so simple! Thanks for sharing ;) It is a great idea and so simple! Thanks for sharing ;)

]]> Comment on How to stop spam without captcha or javascript by Jeff Z http://www.varslashlog.com/2009/06/03/how-to-stop-spam-without-pictures-or-javascript/comment-page-1/#comment-2023 Jeff Z Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:13:54 +0000 http://www.varslashlog.com/?p=169#comment-2023 Is this code placed in the header section of the page containing the email form? If not, where? Is this code placed in the header section of the page containing the email form? If not, where?

]]> Comment on How to stop spam without captcha or javascript by Elwin http://www.varslashlog.com/2009/06/03/how-to-stop-spam-without-pictures-or-javascript/comment-page-1/#comment-2008 Elwin Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:34:27 +0000 http://www.varslashlog.com/?p=169#comment-2008 This is a great idea but be aware of a few caveats. For one, there are some programs such as Norton Internet Security that "tinker" with the headers and may cause issues. Another is the use of translatiion sites such as translate.google.com which seem to blank certain header fields. Although the majority of visitors to a site will be okay, it never hurts to keep these type of issues in mind. This is a great idea but be aware of a few caveats. For one, there are some programs such as Norton Internet Security that “tinker” with the headers and may cause issues. Another is the use of translatiion sites such as translate.google.com which seem to blank certain header fields. Although the majority of visitors to a site will be okay, it never hurts to keep these type of issues in mind.

]]> Comment on Premature optimization is bad by George Garchagudashvili http://www.varslashlog.com/2008/11/01/premature-optimization-is-bad/comment-page-1/#comment-2007 George Garchagudashvili Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:28:14 +0000 http://www.varslashlog.com/?p=76#comment-2007 very interesting ;) very interesting ;)

]]> Comment on How to stop spam without captcha or javascript by George Garchagudashvili http://www.varslashlog.com/2009/06/03/how-to-stop-spam-without-pictures-or-javascript/comment-page-1/#comment-2006 George Garchagudashvili Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:45:02 +0000 http://www.varslashlog.com/?p=169#comment-2006 very simple, and very useful. you are great very simple, and very useful.
you are great

]]> Comment on How to use Unicode/UTF-8 in PHP properly (part 1) by George Garchagudashvili http://www.varslashlog.com/2009/02/09/how-to-use-unicodeutf-8-in-php-properly-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-2005 George Garchagudashvili Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:30:21 +0000 http://www.varslashlog.com/?p=119#comment-2005 Very helpful, thanks too much... Very helpful, thanks too much…

]]> Comment on How to stop spam without captcha or javascript by Domain Name Blogg http://www.varslashlog.com/2009/06/03/how-to-stop-spam-without-pictures-or-javascript/comment-page-1/#comment-1685 Domain Name Blogg Fri, 05 Jun 2009 01:56:46 +0000 http://www.varslashlog.com/?p=169#comment-1685 [...] How to stop spam without pictures or javascript | var/log [...] [...] How to stop spam without pictures or javascript | var/log [...]

]]> Comment on Trac setup with subdomain in a plesk environment by AndrewBoldman http://www.varslashlog.com/2008/10/28/trac-setup-with-subdomain-in-a-plesk-environment/comment-page-1/#comment-1684 AndrewBoldman Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:36:54 +0000 http://www.varslashlog.com/?p=31#comment-1684 Hi, cool post. I have been wondering about this topic,so thanks for writing. Hi, cool post. I have been wondering about this topic,so thanks for writing.

]]> Comment on How to stop spam without captcha or javascript by Brad http://www.varslashlog.com/2009/06/03/how-to-stop-spam-without-pictures-or-javascript/comment-page-1/#comment-1681 Brad Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:18:04 +0000 http://www.varslashlog.com/?p=169#comment-1681 Show's some promise, I'll definitely have to try this out. Thx for the tip. Show’s some promise, I’ll definitely have to try this out. Thx for the tip.

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