Using Validation and Captcha - still getting Spam?

Hi,
though my english may be bad, I try to find an answer here, after german forums didn't help:
I'm using Joomla 2.5 with chronoforms J1.6_V4_RC3.0
In Chronoforms configuration I use "form method post".
In Joomla configuration Mailer is set to "php-mailer".

In my forms I use validation for fields like telephone or email to check if there are numbers / emailadresses in it. At the end the user has to fill in a captcha-code.
But from time to time I recieve mails with data like this:

*Vorname, Name: Cade
*Strasse, Nr.: kHKnoCNr
*PLZ, Ort: cPLxESNDWyPkH
*Telefon 1: TxgXdmNhgTZ
Telefon 2: glxfNlHAhYheznoa
*Emailadresse: hddMywfEqzeIyVi

So my question is:
- is this only inconvenient or something to worry about? (dangerous?)
- Any hints how to eleminate this?

Thanks
Claus

Hi Claus,

I get some of these messages from my site contact forms too and never understood what their purpose was. They seem harmless but annoying.

You can usually block them by using a Serverside validation action on one or two fields - for example checking for a valid email address.

Bob

Thanks for answering, Bob.
Now I'll only have to find out how to build a "Serverside validation action on one or two fields"
But I guess I better try this with the german colleagues :wink:

Greets
Claus

Hi Claus,

The easy way is to drag in an AutoServerside Validation action into the On Submit event; drag an Event Loop into the On Fail event; then add the setting for the email input into the Validation action configuration.

It takes longer to write than to do :-(

Bob

Hi,
I have the same problem but my form is sent completly empty. Even the captcha did not help.
Any ideas left?😉
Holley

Hi Holley,

Please see this FAQ

Bob

Thank you grey wise head for quick and helpful answer!😉

hello all

I use chronoform version 4.0 RC3.5.2, and I created a form with "easy wizard".
I put the validation and captcha but i still receive spam.
I have enabled javascript.
What else can I do? With "easy wizard" i can not create actions.

thanks for your attention

Hi Hinet-rimini,

Please see this FAQ and this FAQ

Bob