Comments on: Guestbook spam gambit of the week http://www.zeldman.com/2007/11/27/guestbook-spam-of-the-week/ Web design news and insights since 1995 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:01:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: solvey http://www.zeldman.com/2007/11/27/guestbook-spam-of-the-week/#comment-37972 solvey Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:39:54 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2007/11/27/guestbook-spam-of-the-week/#comment-37972 http://forum.dcc.ca.uk - come here!!!! http://forum.dcc.ca.uk – come here!!!!

]]> By: timati http://www.zeldman.com/2007/11/27/guestbook-spam-of-the-week/#comment-37959 timati Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:44:01 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2007/11/27/guestbook-spam-of-the-week/#comment-37959 how do the penis enlargement people know i need that? i figured my girlfriend was rattin me out. how do the penis enlargement people know i need that? i figured my girlfriend was rattin me out.

]]> By: How About a Little Spam-Busting? - Beast-Blog.com http://www.zeldman.com/2007/11/27/guestbook-spam-of-the-week/#comment-37678 How About a Little Spam-Busting? - Beast-Blog.com Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:16:34 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2007/11/27/guestbook-spam-of-the-week/#comment-37678 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Zeldman.com: Guestbook Spam Gambit of the Week [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] Zeldman.com: Guestbook Spam Gambit of the Week [...]

]]> By: Luuk http://www.zeldman.com/2007/11/27/guestbook-spam-of-the-week/#comment-25204 Luuk Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:22:17 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2007/11/27/guestbook-spam-of-the-week/#comment-25204 The problem with spam is that it just works. Like laundry-detergent commercials, which are appallingly stupid all over the world. But they work. The people that buy stuff through spam are not all stupid, unfortunately. Example: say you'd like to try some Viagra. Where do you get it? Are you going to go to a pharmacy in your neighbourhood and buy the stuff while everyone is watching? Or are you just going to follow one of the little links in your mailbox? I know what I'd do - not that I ever need it, of course! So the problem is: some items are most conveniently offered through spam. We need to make Viagra and everything else more easily available on the streets, anonymously, to get rid of spam! Yay! Casinos everywhere. Viagra drive-thrus. Little Nigerian scam corners on every street. Blinking neon link-displays all over town. Naaah … on second thought: keep sending it electronically. Easier to get rid of and ignore. The problem with spam is that it just works. Like laundry-detergent commercials, which are appallingly stupid all over the world. But they work.

The people that buy stuff through spam are not all stupid, unfortunately. Example: say you’d like to try some Viagra. Where do you get it? Are you going to go to a pharmacy in your neighbourhood and buy the stuff while everyone is watching? Or are you just going to follow one of the little links in your mailbox? I know what I’d do – not that I ever need it, of course!

So the problem is: some items are most conveniently offered through spam. We need to make Viagra and everything else more easily available on the streets, anonymously, to get rid of spam! Yay! Casinos everywhere. Viagra drive-thrus. Little Nigerian scam corners on every street. Blinking neon link-displays all over town.

Naaah … on second thought: keep sending it electronically. Easier to get rid of and ignore.

]]> By: Chris Cox http://www.zeldman.com/2007/11/27/guestbook-spam-of-the-week/#comment-24971 Chris Cox Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:46:28 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2007/11/27/guestbook-spam-of-the-week/#comment-24971 I don't know if this counts as spam itself, but I'm a big fan of reCAPTCHA. I don’t know if this counts as spam itself, but I’m a big fan of reCAPTCHA.

]]> By: Tony Fendall http://www.zeldman.com/2007/11/27/guestbook-spam-of-the-week/#comment-24685 Tony Fendall Thu, 06 Dec 2007 10:18:55 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2007/11/27/guestbook-spam-of-the-week/#comment-24685 Nice post! (Or does that count as spam too?) Nice post!

(Or does that count as spam too?)

]]> By: Dan Schulz http://www.zeldman.com/2007/11/27/guestbook-spam-of-the-week/#comment-24129 Dan Schulz Fri, 30 Nov 2007 06:24:43 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2007/11/27/guestbook-spam-of-the-week/#comment-24129 Stefan, doing that may compromise the usability of those forms if not done properly, especially for those who rely on auto-form fill in tools available with the Google Toolbar or Opera's built-in auto-fill feature. It's just something you may want to consider and keep in mind. Stefan, doing that may compromise the usability of those forms if not done properly, especially for those who rely on auto-form fill in tools available with the Google Toolbar or Opera’s built-in auto-fill feature.

It’s just something you may want to consider and keep in mind.

]]> By: Stefan Seiz http://www.zeldman.com/2007/11/27/guestbook-spam-of-the-week/#comment-24085 Stefan Seiz Thu, 29 Nov 2007 16:45:08 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2007/11/27/guestbook-spam-of-the-week/#comment-24085 @Ben Thanks! @All It would now be interesting to see what the forms through which some of us received the spam have in common. Maybe we can just rename som of our form fields to have the bots ignore them. It might be, that they are only using forms with certain names in the input fields or textareas. At least, they spammed me only through one form on our site which has more than one contact form... @Ben
Thanks!

@All
It would now be interesting to see what the forms through which some of us received the spam have in common. Maybe we can just rename som of our form fields to have the bots ignore them. It might be, that they are only using forms with certain names in the input fields or textareas. At least, they spammed me only through one form on our site which has more than one contact form…

]]> By: Ben Kendall http://www.zeldman.com/2007/11/27/guestbook-spam-of-the-week/#comment-24076 Ben Kendall Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:22:07 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2007/11/27/guestbook-spam-of-the-week/#comment-24076 @Stefan It is entirely possible that a spambot just grabs all the forms it can find on a site and spams them all. It would be quicker and easier to write than one that can identify specific forms and only fill them out while also making sure to not miss any weird comment forms and maximizes their chances of having something show up somewhere. With it being easier to program and less likely to miss a form they do want to spam, there's not many reasons to make a spambot that hunts down only comment forms. I will admit that more advanced programmers wouldn't have much trouble with this, but they also tend to do better things than design spambots. @Stefan

It is entirely possible that a spambot just grabs all the forms it can find on a site and spams them all. It would be quicker and easier to write than one that can identify specific forms and only fill them out while also making sure to not miss any weird comment forms and maximizes their chances of having something show up somewhere.

With it being easier to program and less likely to miss a form they do want to spam, there’s not many reasons to make a spambot that hunts down only comment forms. I will admit that more advanced programmers wouldn’t have much trouble with this, but they also tend to do better things than design spambots.

]]> By: Stefan Seiz http://www.zeldman.com/2007/11/27/guestbook-spam-of-the-week/#comment-24048 Stefan Seiz Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:15:32 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2007/11/27/guestbook-spam-of-the-week/#comment-24048 I got th exact same spam. Can anyone explain the reasoning behind sending spam through a contact form? I mean these mails usualy do not end up on a website or such and thus won't improve their PageRank or such at all. So why would anyone develop a tool to submit spam via contact forms? Is it that they're just too stupid to differenciate contact forms from forums or such? I got th exact same spam. Can anyone explain the reasoning behind sending spam through a contact form? I mean these mails usualy do not end up on a website or such and thus won’t improve their PageRank or such at all. So why would anyone develop a tool to submit spam via contact forms? Is it that they’re just too stupid to differenciate contact forms from forums or such?

]]> By: machiavelli http://www.zeldman.com/2007/11/27/guestbook-spam-of-the-week/#comment-24010 machiavelli Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:56:46 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2007/11/27/guestbook-spam-of-the-week/#comment-24010 <b>You won't need to furtively put socks into your trunks anymore!</b> Vixens confess, that small-sized pen!ses in no way are able to please them! They just don't touch the vaginal nerve endings sufficiently! By good luck, due to MegaDik it's now possible to increase the pen!s size! Enter zeldman.com in the referal domain field toget a 10% discount! You won’t need to furtively put socks into your trunks anymore!

Vixens confess, that small-sized pen!ses in no way are able to please them!
They just don’t touch the vaginal nerve endings sufficiently!
By good luck, due to MegaDik it’s now possible to increase the pen!s size!

Enter zeldman.com in the referal domain field toget a 10% discount!

]]> By: cam thomas http://www.zeldman.com/2007/11/27/guestbook-spam-of-the-week/#comment-23883 cam thomas Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:04:10 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2007/11/27/guestbook-spam-of-the-week/#comment-23883 how do the penis enlargement people know i need that? i figured my girlfriend was rattin me out. how do the penis enlargement people know i need that? i figured my girlfriend was rattin me out.

]]> By: Eystein http://www.zeldman.com/2007/11/27/guestbook-spam-of-the-week/#comment-23880 Eystein Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:36:32 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2007/11/27/guestbook-spam-of-the-week/#comment-23880 For a great take on spam check out the new Futurama movie :) For a great take on spam check out the new Futurama movie :)

]]> By: Pozycjonowanie http://www.zeldman.com/2007/11/27/guestbook-spam-of-the-week/#comment-23879 Pozycjonowanie Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:01:48 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2007/11/27/guestbook-spam-of-the-week/#comment-23879 nice post! btw. ehhe machiavelli nice comment :) nice post!

btw.

ehhe machiavelli nice comment :)

]]> By: Wendy http://www.zeldman.com/2007/11/27/guestbook-spam-of-the-week/#comment-23878 Wendy Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:50:34 +0000 http://www.zeldman.com/2007/11/27/guestbook-spam-of-the-week/#comment-23878 Thanks guys you made my day. Very funny comments Thanks guys you made my day. Very funny comments

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