Spam the spammers!

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by KC TAN, Oct 9, 2006.

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    I am getting more and more spam Emails nowadays from my contact form.. I wonder what did you guys do to minimize this act?

    My current suggestion and possible implementation:

    1. Save the IP address of the next Spam emails into database.
    2. Compare the future emails' IP to the spam database.
    3. If this new email is from the spammers list, send back x times the Email back to the spammers.

    I don't really sure how this will turn up.. any comments :rolleyes:
     
    KC TAN, Oct 9, 2006 IP
  2. career_info_fun

    career_info_fun Peon

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    i guess u should add such spammers to "blocked email addresses list" thats easiest instead comparing mails ids and then sending them spam!
     
    career_info_fun, Oct 9, 2006 IP
  3. surfnearnzone

    surfnearnzone Well-Known Member

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    Save responses in a database rather than getting mailed it to yourself. Also log each ip address and code something like, which would show you ip addr with messages. keep adding them to blocked list ( a database again ). Will it stop spam ? well i dont think so. They are like wild mushrooms they keep growing but you can reduce it to coniderable level.

    Refrence the spam ip list at the start of loading of page and block sending for blocked ip's

    Thats exactly round about of what you said. Just my way of saying....Go for it:)


     
    surfnearnzone, Oct 9, 2006 IP
  4. jameskon

    jameskon Well-Known Member

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    check out your system can have some spyware installed...

    i had a same problem little while back.... still getting many a newsletters.
     
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    Obelia Notable Member

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    You can do 1 and 2, but they will be of limited use since most spammers will be using proxys and dynamic IPs. The most useful thing you could do with an IP is get a script that adds it to a temporary database, and instigate some throttling. So the same IP can't send a message through your contact form more than X times per day, for example.

    Don't do 3 at all, you will most likely be punishing innocents. The spammer is unlikely to be using their own email address in the reply-to field.

    My contact form spam went down to zero when I implemented a unique trivia-based captcha. The chances are, all you need to do is ask one unique test question, and the amount of spam you get will go right down. Spammers don't have time to visit every site to figure out how to spam each form, so this small measure of added protection is surprisingly effective.
     
    Obelia, Oct 9, 2006 IP