Joshua Kehn <josh@xxxxxxx> wrote: >while true; do curl -X POST --data "field=value&field1=value1" >http://myblog.com/comment.php; done > >Best, > >–Josh >____________________________________ >Joshua Kehn | @joshkehn >http://joshuakehn.com > >On Oct 11, 2012, at 4:07 PM, Paul M Foster <paulf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >wrote: > >> Folks: >> >> I've been getting spam comments on my personal blog (runs on >> self-written PHP blog software). I'd like to test some methods I've >> devised to prevent or block it. Does anyone know of a very >lightweight >> framework for simulating an automated "form fill-out" on a site? >> Something where you could just add some code to designate the site >for >> the "attack" and then what fields you wanted to send? >> >> This should be a relatively simple task for PHP and curl, but I'm not >> really familiar with the headers and that part of the HTTP >conversation. >> Yes, I know this is a risky question for a public list. Feel free to >> contact me privately if you think the answer shouldn't be in the >> archives of a public list. Likewise, if you can point me to a source >of >> quickly absorbable research on the subject. I frankly don't know how >I'd >> google such a thing. >> >> Paul >> >> -- >> Paul M. Foster >> http://noferblatz.com >> http://quillandmouse.com >> >> -- >> PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >> > > >-- >PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php To avoid having to create your own anti-spam system, I recommend Akismet, which weights posts allowing you to set a rejection threshold. The great thing is that it is constantly improving over time. -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
