blocking ip address from sending contact info

Doods · #1 04-02-2009, 02:57 PM

Over the past couple of weeks we have been recieving emails through the contact form set up on my website which is great but for one thing, someone is just typing this sort of stuff
Name : gmmoft
Address : KtAjbYdXuRAPaCmFfmO
City : BhvHBDpryk
State : FalXluXMMhylRjZn
P/code : LGpbCNqVaanoRwLDxfA
Phone : quvkfhBfWXUaPCb
Email : fhhsjm@zkwvbp.com
Country : Select
Button1 : Send
which is kinda funny the first couple of times but quickly becomes irritating, so I was wondering if there is any way to trace and block the ip address from sending more of them

Cheers

Doods

Watdaflip · #2 04-02-2009, 06:21 PM

You could modify the script to send the IP address with the email, but that won't guarantee that the messages stop. It could be coming from multiple IP's.

If you post the script you are using to send the email I tell you the modification that you need to make so it will include the IP address.

Doods · #3 04-03-2009, 03:48 AM

Hi Watdaflip
Thanks for the reply.I have a feeling that it is coming from the same ip address, it may be a kid or from the opposition. The form I am useing is the BV contact form 2, is this enough info or should I copy and past the whole php script here or email it to you.

Doods · #4 04-06-2009, 08:28 AM

u there watdaflip ?

zuriatman · #5 04-06-2009, 08:48 AM

Hi Doods,

Goto your cPanel and select "Ip Deny" and enter only the domain name
into the dialogue box.

Doods · #6 04-06-2009, 10:46 AM

Hi Zuriatman
Thats great thanks for that Zuratman. I also need to find out how find the ip address

Cheer
Doods

Watdaflip · #7 04-06-2009, 08:20 PM

Hey, sorry I didn't see your reply...

If you could copy and paste the script you are using and I will make the changes and post it back to you

navaldesign · #8 04-06-2009, 09:21 PM

Ther eis no need to make any additions to your script.

If you are using BV's built in form processor, the form page is anyway in php. So, simply add a hidden field in the form. Name it "IP address" and give it the following value:

<? echo $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']; ?>

It will detect the user's IP address and include it in the form submitted data.

zuriatman · #9 04-06-2009, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doods

Hi Zuriatman
Thats great thanks for that Zuratman. I also need to find out how find the ip address

Cheer
Doods

Goto cPanel and select Awstats/ftp and scroll down to the external links.

Double click on any one an you will be taken to their webpage.

The IP Deny Manager already provide you the IP associated with Domain Name.

Watdaflip · #10 04-06-2009, 11:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zuriatman

Goto cPanel and select Awstats/ftp and scroll down to the external links.

Double click on any one an you will be taken to their webpage.

The IP Deny Manager already provide you the IP associated with Domain Name.

You still have to get the IP address of the user before you can deny it. Its impossible to tell in awstats what IP submitted the form with junk information.

I wasn't sure which script they were using so I was going to hard code getting the IP in the script to be sure, but follow Naval's instructions and you should be all set.

Doods · #11 04-07-2009, 12:42 AM

ok thanks peeps for all your help

fast1 · #12 04-07-2009, 11:08 AM

i guess the only way to make sure you don't get it is to use an entirely different domain name, but i guess its much more disadvantageous to you.

Doods · #13 04-07-2009, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fast1

i guess the only way to make sure you don't get it is to use an entirely different domain name, but i guess its much more disadvantageous to you.

Sure is .I did as naveldesign suggested and it works just fine

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