Re: [PHP] Detecting posts from outside site

2003-01-21 Thread Chris Shiflett
--- Jim Lucas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > what about checking the checking the remote ip > address? The common use of HTTP proxies on the Web makes this extremely unreliable. A typical HTTP proxy servicing many users will cause them all to appear to be coming from the same IP address, while roun

Re: [PHP] Detecting posts from outside site

2003-01-21 Thread Jim Lucas
what about checking the checking the remote ip address? Jim - Original Message - From: "Chris Shiflett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 10:45 AM Subject: Re: [PHP] Detecting posts from outside s

Re: [PHP] Detecting posts from outside site

2003-01-21 Thread Chris Shiflett
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > If it's bulletproof, then I figured this could help > some of you out. If not, I welcome comments (I'm a > little bit hesitant of calling things 'bulletproof'). It's not bulletproof. :-) > if((count($_POST) > 0) && > (!stristr($_SERVER["HTTP_REFERER"], > $http_refer

Re: [PHP] Detecting posts from outside site

2003-01-21 Thread Sean Burlington
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Also, speaking of detection, I made a small script that can protect against people downloading your site's forms, modifying their new local copy (and putting an absolute URL in the form's ACTION attribute), and then posting data using the botched form. If it's bulletproof,

[PHP] Detecting posts from outside site

2003-01-21 Thread Liam . Gibbs
Also, speaking of detection, I made a small script that can protect against people downloading your site's forms, modifying their new local copy (and putting an absolute URL in the form's ACTION attribute), and then posting data using the botched form. If it's bulletproof, then I figured this could