Limiting access by IP address will add enough security for his purposes. Sure, a determined hacker could spoof IP addresses and access the script. But a spammer's bot isn't that sophisticated. Blocking by IP address will stop them and is easy to implement. It should be implemented with web server access control instead of in the script.

Similarly, basic authentication would be helpful and easy to get working. Won't stop sniffing or brute-force search, but it will provide a little more security for leaving it open to the world.

He is using a Matt Wright script is probably a good idea too. Lack of access controls means anyone can post messages. Bad code can mean that anyone can do violenc to his machine.

In reply to Re: Re (2_: Spammers and my form by iburrell
in thread Spammers and my form by bobafifi

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