Re: Anyone know how to keep spammers out of a guestbook!

If your host pleads with you not to install them, then you can expect
little or no support from your host if the extensions break. You do
not need FP extensions to use FrontPage, but without extensions some
features will not work, these include forms (use PHP/Perl form handler
instead), hit counters, custom link bars, "styled" navigation bars'.
See http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;281532 for
the complete list.

I use ASP and Perl in my sites, using FP to edit the Perl scripts as
text files. However, you will require an FTP client to upload and
manipulate Perl scripts if using a Unix server. FP2002 and earlier
will corrupt the scripts when publishing - even when using FTP mode.
--
Ron Symonds
Microsoft MVP (FrontPage)
Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.

"Uncle Joe" <Uncle Jose@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ubyZjQawFHA.2132@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> From what I've gleaned from PHP book thus far, it seemed
> logical to use PHP to test a myriad of conditions such as
> "http". What I've seen of PHP thus far is favorable.
>
> As I mentioned in an earlier post, my host offers cgi, perl,
> PHP, 99 MySQL databases, and a host of other things.
> The thing they are not is Frontpage friendly. They have no
> use for it, and literally beg customers to not install FP
> extensions. I installed extensions anyway. Just clicked on
> the cPanel FP icon.
>
> Is it plausible to maintain an FP site on such a host? I have
> 1300 MB of free space, not counting databases. What
> happens if the FP extensions aren't installed? All along,
> I've been planning on using MySQL and PHP to drive
> my blog application. I'd like to use FP to design web,
> maintain my graphics, and to pass DB parameters along
> with clicked URLs.
>
> "Ronx" <ronx917@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:Otwd5kZwFHA.2924@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Easily done with ASP, PHP etc., but impossible with FrontPage
>> extensions (clientside JavaScript is too unreliable for this -
>> disable JavaScript and validation/checking is gone...)
>> --
>> Ron Symonds
>> Microsoft MVP (FrontPage)
>> Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.
>>
>> "Uncle Joe" <Uncle Jose@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:u0FCHAZwFHA.2212@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Ah, an elegant solution to a vexing problem. Don't think
>>> Larry will buy this, though.
>>>
>>> I don't know the first thing about doing this in modern coding
>>> languages but surely there's a way to analyze the text field for
>>> HTML code such as "http" and "www." If you detected these,
>>> clear the text field, close the guestbook page, and forget
>>> about the spammers. I used to do these kinds of things
>>> in an ancient language known COBOL. Wish I could help
>>> but I'm just starting with all this new-fangled stuff..
>>>
>>>
>>> "Tom J" <tomj_ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:dDoZe.3641$QE1.1543@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>
>>>> "larry.k" <larrykleinschmidt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>> news:%23kyEUdLwFHA.2792@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> Hi, I'm looking for a way to keep the spammers from loading my
>>>>> guestbook
>>>>> with their weblinks!
>>>>
>>>> Do away with the guest book!! Works wonders!
>>>>
>>>> Tom J
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>


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