I have a very simple form with just 2 fields. Required Name and required e-mail. Every day, around 12p.m., I get the same 2 e-mails (see below) (fields containing brackets and the number #1)There is no duplicate sign-ups that have a real name or e-mail address at this time. I don't know if I caused the Chronoform program itself to test this out at the same time every day? I'm new so I guess anything is is possible.
I had set up my validation that I can't even replicate this type of name and e-mail because I can't submit with an invalid e-mail. I did not put a captcha because my client didn't want it. Can anyone tell me how this is sneaking through the validation process and the easiest way to fix it? It works fine when there is actually a person signing up but I am tired of seeing these useless e-mails every day! Thank you!I am using the latest version for Joomla 2.5
Enter your Name {name}
Enter your e-mail {email}
Enter your Name 1
Enter your e-mail 1
Hi Christine,
I'm not at all sure. We've had a couple of people report these. My current suspicion is that they are caused by scheduled scanners running over the site - maybe a virus check or an anti-hack checker? I'm not sure exactly how they trigger the emails though :-(
Do you have any server-side validation set up? That might block them.
Bob
Bob,
Thank you for your quick response. It is good to know that I didn't cause the problem. If anyone out there fixed this problem already, please let me know!!!
I will follow your advice and implement the server-side validation. I was thinking the exact same thing because you recommend that a lot.
If that doesn't work, I am using the newest version of Norton Internet Security so I will see if that is causing this specific problem. I will set up another Chronoform on a computer that doesn't have the same virus protection and see if this problem goes away.
I'll post here again if I can fix the problem and show the steps taken.
Bob, thank you so much for the help you supply on this forum. Just knowing any information about my issue from an expert helps me to move in the right direction.
It looks like my problem has been solved by using the auto server side validation. As I do not know how to code in php, I just put the auto server side validation on the top of the "on submit" and followed the instructions. I put name, email as required and not empty. And I checked the e-mail box for required formatting. Even though I had made the e-mail required on the client side, somehow someone was able to fill out the form without an e-mail. So far, I haven't received those e-mails in two days. What a relief😀
Now I know that I have to put some custom coding in the server side validation so I can't have a person sign up more than once with the same e-mail. But unfortunately I do not know this php simple code.😢
Could anyone out there help me with the code please?
Hi Christine,
Glad to hear that the serverside validation seems to have solved this.
The client-side validation (in the browser with the pretty bubble messages) uses JavaScript. If the user (or spam-bot or robot) browses with JavaScript off then it has no effect at all.
You should think of client side validation as helping the user complete the form correctly not protecting you from errors or malicious posting. Only serverside validation and filtering can do that.
Bob