Combating spam sent via forms

Ian Hobson

vrlist.info wrote:
> Hi Andy,
>
> I am going to try it. Thank you for your answer.
>
Hi vrlist,

Consider your users! Press-and-hold is a very unusual and unexpected
thing to do on the web. You will confuse your visitors.

Any user with a physical impairment or on an unfamiliar laptop with one
of those infernal nipple arrangements, or those with poor English
skills, will have difficulty with press-and-hold.

Besides, it is not necessary - any form that can *only* be submitted via
javascript will stop (most? All?) spam bots.

Or you could filter it out on the server, with validation. Could you ask
for an email address and check it exists on a database of registered
users whose email's have been confirmed?

Regards

Ian

Ian Hobson

vrlist.info wrote:
> Hi Andy,
>
> I am going to try it. Thank you for your answer.
>
Hi vrlist,

Consider your users! Press-and-hold is a very unusual and unexpected
thing to do on the web. You will confuse your visitors.

Any user with a physical impairment or on an unfamiliar laptop with one
of those infernal nipple arrangements, or those with poor English
skills, will have difficulty with press-and-hold.

Besides, it is not necessary - any form that can *only* be submitted via
javascript will stop (most? All?) spam bots.

Or you could filter it out on the server, with validation. Could you ask
for an email address and check it exists on a database of registered
users whose email's have been confirmed?

Regards

Ian

Ian Hobson

vrlist.info wrote:
> Hi Andy,
>
> I am going to try it. Thank you for your answer.
>
Hi vrlist,

Consider your users! Press-and-hold is a very unusual and unexpected
thing to do on the web. You will confuse your visitors.

Any user with a physical impairment or on an unfamiliar laptop with one
of those infernal nipple arrangements, or those with poor English
skills, will have difficulty with press-and-hold.

Besides, it is not necessary - any form that can *only* be submitted via
javascript will stop (most? All?) spam bots.

Or you could filter it out on the server, with validation. Could you ask
for an email address and check it exists on a database of registered
users whose email's have been confirmed?

Regards

Ian