Securing Website Forms with and without CAPTCHA
There are means to block automated or remote submission of the website forms. Having an unsecured form these days is just asking for a few hundred junk emails a week if not more. There are about 4-5 decent ways of blocking SPAM and potential “hacker” or intrusive programs from abusing our forms:
1. The most elegant in my opinion and definitely the least annoying to users, but not a completely secure or “perfect” solution is currently referred to simply as “Safer Contact Forms without Captcha”. There isn’t really anything tangible to show you a demo of, but an overview of the technology method can be reviewed here: http://15daysofjquery.com/safer-contact-forms-without-captchas/11/ or here: http://docs.jquery.com/Tutorials:Safer_Contact_Forms_Without_CAPTCHAs (i think this is the original author of this method, but they’re both the same thing)
Two downsides to this approach are:
1. Users must have cookies enabled as well as Javascript. A teeny tiny amount of visitors will not, but we can prompt them with a message.2. This security concept is based on the current methods that “bad bots” and hacker-programs use, but is in no means actually “securing” anything.
2. Number 2 because it is my second favorite option currently available: Ajax Fancy Captcha jQuery plugin. This one is cutting edge and truly is the best and most realistic way of proving someone is actually a human in todays software abilities and limitations. A live interactive demonstration of this is here: http://www.webdesignbeach.com/beachbar/ajax-fancy-captcha-jquery-plugin
Two downsides to this approach are:
1. “You don’t want to use CAPTCHA’s in general because you just know that requiring your visitors to read squiggly letters
and numbers just to send you a message is going to suppress communication – not encourage it.” – Quoted from the article
in option #1 
2. This method is the least friendly to handicap visitors using screen readers, etc. This isn’t a major concern on this project, since we are not subject to be Section 508 Compliant or anything, but it’s always something we should be conscious of. You never want to dishonor the ADA… 
3. Option #3 is very widely used and is actually the industry leader in CAPTCHA solutions in the open-source world. You’ve probably seen and used this at least a dozen times on various websites: http://recaptcha.net/plugins/php/
4. Option #4 is another flavor of CAPCHTA that is a little less “bloated” and has more readable characters, but is less effective than Option #3: http://www.archreality.com/jcap/. I’ve implemented this one one of our clients websites recently that you can look at: http://www.plansource.com/plansource/contact
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funnelbox motion picture studios
http://www.funnelbox.com/
Designed by: Jamie Peterson
Developed by: Gary Hepting
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Designed by: Melodi Dugan
Developed by: Gary Hepting
Project Manager: Alex Brauer
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American Angler Boats
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Designed by: Melodi Dugan
Developed by: Gary Hepting
Project Manager: Trey Carskadon
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Blue Star Transportation – Portland Airport Shuttles, Charter Buses & More
www.bluestarbus.com
BlueStarBus.com
ttp://www.bluestarbus.com
Designed by: Gary Hepting
Developed by: Gary Hepting
Project Manager: Gary Hepting
Blue Star Transportation has been locally owned and operated in Portland, Oregon for over 30 years. Their modern fleet of motor coaches, charter buses, shuttle buses, and shuttle vans are ready to serve Portland area business travelers, families, groups, tours, corporations, schools and more. If you need reliable, dependable and safe transportation anywhere around the Portland area, count on Blue Star Transportation.
Blue Star Transportation owns, operates, and meticulously maintains our fleet of over 40 Charter Buses, Shuttle Buses, and Vans. They are not a broker, reseller or agent so there’s never any additional markup or hidden fees. They’re able to offer the lowest rates and personally oversee their staff to deliver the best experience, 7 days a week, 365 days a year!