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Hey guys,

 

Guess it was a matter of time, my emailbox is getting overrun with SPAM.  Random letters bunched in a row with no meaning.  Why do people do this?  Ridiculous!   Any advice on how to deal with this irritating problem?

Sorry should have been more specific.  I think bots are using my blog email form and flooding my mailbox with junk.  Was wondering if there is a plugin that can stop these SPAM bots.  CAPCHA is it?  Thanks!

I use the Enhanced WP-ContactForm plugin that includes a simple math problem to filter out spam bots.  Good luck!

Buy Like Buffett said:

You could also remove your email address from your website. That should stop the spam emails.

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Good point.  I list my email address as budgetingfunstuff *at* gmail *dot* com anywhere public usually.  :-)

I use a Dagon Design contact form in conjunction with ReCaptcha.  It works well.

You'll also probably want one on your comment form.  I got hit with that one recently: one spam comment every two minutes for days.  Not fun.

TBH – I disabled email notification entirely.  I have enough going on in my inbox that I don't want to manage comments there as well.

When I log into WordPress I check the comments and respond.  I then move to other business such as writing the content I want to write or looking at the stats (which i'm not sure which I can trust!).

Will look into this plugin, thanks!

 

Budgeting in the Fun Stuff said:

I use the Enhanced WP-ContactForm plugin that includes a simple math problem to filter out spam bots.  Good luck!

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Oooh, I thought you were being hip.  Looks like it prevents SPAM bots, too!

 

Budgeting in the Fun Stuff said:

Good point.  I list my email address as budgetingfunstuff *at* gmail *dot* com anywhere public usually.  :-)

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Gmail gets rid of most of them for me.  If it is really that bad, use a CAPTCHA.  I am in the camp that contact forms are better than posting your email.  They are more professional and a little more private.