Form Mail Security

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I would like to know how secure my form mail is when created with FP 2003?

By secure I mean that someone cannot inject other headers into it so that
the script can be used for spamming.

Thanks
 
I used the form wizard in FP 2003 to create a form with the results sent to
me via e-mail. I am hosted on a shared server and want to be certain that
this method is secure from someone hacking and possibly using it to spam.
Thanks for the reply
 
I assume, it is only as secure as normal email (which is not much if any,
unless you connect through a SSL connection).

Do you mean sending an email as in a feedback form using the form handler in
Frontpage?
 
The FP Form Handler is secure in that it can only send email to the email address that have been
configured under form properties.

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woodygap said:
I used the form wizard in FP 2003 to create a form with the results sent to
me via e-mail. I am hosted on a shared server and want to be certain that
this method is secure from someone hacking and possibly using it to spam.
Thanks for the reply

Tom [Pepper] Willett said:
What form mail are you referring to?
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|I would like to know how secure my form mail is when created with FP 2003?
|
| By secure I mean that someone cannot inject other headers into it so that
| the script can be used for spamming.
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| Thanks
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Yes, sending the results of a feedback form using the form handler in
Frontpage. The method works wonderfully and to my expectations. My inquiry
results from conversation with my hosting company about the possibilty of
suspension due to using any unsecure form scripts on their servers. Do you
know of any additional scripting language that would add a "layer" of spam
protection to the out of the box FrontPage form handlers?

I appreciate your replies

Mike Woody
 
The FP Form Handler is secure when used as designed and the host configures the extensions correctly
to process email. As the only location the email can be sent is to the email address defined under
form properties.

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Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
==============================================
If you feel your current issue is a results of installing
a Service Pack or security update, please contact
Microsoft Product Support Services:
http://support.microsoft.com
If the problem can be shown to have been caused by a
security update, then there is usually no charge for the call.
==============================================
 
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