Honeypot would trap that.
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<dan@hoppernet.org> wrote in message
news:C5E42550.26536%dan@hoppernet.org...
> Thanks Joe,
> My problem is that someone has made it their mission to
send many forms
> with
> gibberish in each of the form fields (lkaflkhlh) that go
to us and also to
> the government agency that we partner with.
>
> SPAM, in this case, is not an issue...
>
> We are concerned that the spurious form submissions will
pollute the value
> of information we provide to the gov't agency.
>
> Dan H.
> ......................................
>
> On 3/12/09 9:54 PM, in article
> Xns9BCCDEEC67B58makowiecatnycapdotrE@216.104.212.96,
"Joe Makowiec"
> <makowiec@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>
>> On 12 Mar 2009 in macromedia.dreamweaver.appdev, Joe
Makowiec wrote:
>>
>>> On 12 Mar 2009 in macromedia.dreamweaver.appdev,
dan@hoppernet.org
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> My form has a sorta-captcha validation
field.
>>>> User inputs the (wrong) code - hits the
'back' button and is
>>>> returned to the form with the fields still
filled in - and the SAME
>>>> captcha image displayed.
>>>>
>>>> When I test the form and deliberately
mistype the code - hit the
>>>> back button - I DO find the same capcha
image displayed.
>>>>
>>>> This would give a mischievous person
multiple opportunities to
>>>> provide annoying data to the agency that
gets the resulting email.
>>>>
>>>> How can I force the page to 'refresh'
(clearing the form) when the
>>>> back button is hit?
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for any advice you can offer.
>>>
>>> People rarely fill in forms; it's usually bots.
Ditch the captcha.
>>> Use a honeypot instead.
>>
>> Let me extend that a bit -
>>
>> People rarely fill in forms /for the purpose of
sending spam/; it's
>> usually bots.
>
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