2 Replies Latest reply: Jul 15, 2010 7:03 PM by pwillener RSS

    Dubious spam protect method postings at the forum

    pwillener CommunityMVP

      Topic http://forums.adobe.com/thread/506110

      starting at http://forums.adobe.com/message/2974343#2974343

       

      This user obviously uses some dubious spam protect method that auto-replies to each incoming message

      The message you sent requires that you verify that you

      are a
      real live human being and not a spam source.

       

      To complete this verification,
      simply reply to this message and leave

      the subject line intact.

       

      Now every time something is posted in a topic that the user is subscribed to, the user (Clark@harkins2.com) receives a notification, and each time this auto-reply is sent back to the forum.

       

      I don't want to discuss this very dubious method of spam prevention, but how we can prevent such feedback to be posted in the forum.  Is there a way to filter such things before they are posted in the forum topics?

       

      (This is not the first time, b.t.w. - see also http://forums.adobe.com/thread/568498, http://forums.adobe.com/message/2367531, ...)