Getting spam emails

Discussion in 'WordPress' started by Computerized, May 8, 2007.

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    Well, I have a Wordpress plugin that allows users to send me emails and such, but lately I've been getting a lot of spam. They usually advertise viagra or some other product, and I get around 30 of these emails per day.

    I was just wondering if there was any way to prevent this. I'd rather not resort to taking down the plugin, but I guess I might have to if this keeps up. =\
     
    Computerized, May 8, 2007 IP
  2. gopher292

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    If you know how, modding it to use a captcha would probably work best.

    Otherwise here are some things to make the form harder to find for robots:
    - Remove any "script by so-and-so" or "scriptname version 21.2"
    - Change the script's filename
    - Change any other footprints, like form name attributes (if you can).
     
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  3. bigp

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    There are tons of WP plugins with Captcha functions. Download one and you should have no more problems. If you're talking about messages about SPAM comments, you'lll need to get some protection plugins. Set up Aksimet, SpamKarma to start and you'll be okay. Hope that helps!
     
    bigp, May 8, 2007 IP