Comments on: Protecting HTML Forms from Spam with JavaScript http://formsmarts.com/weblog/form-spam/protecting-html-forms-from-spam-with-javascript The Online Form Builder Blog Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:41:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jeff http://formsmarts.com/weblog/form-spam/protecting-html-forms-from-spam-with-javascript/comment-page-1#comment-17 Jeff Fri, 30 May 2008 02:54:25 +0000 http://formsmarts.com/weblog2/?p=13#comment-17 Here is a quick trick. Any legitimate browser that doesn't support JS will show the content of tags. So can just explain there why JavaScript is required to submit a form. That may be just what you need for a small website. Here is a quick trick. Any legitimate browser that doesn’t support JS will show the content of tags. So can just explain there why JavaScript is required to submit a form. That may be just what you need for a small website.

]]> By: FormSmarts http://formsmarts.com/weblog/form-spam/protecting-html-forms-from-spam-with-javascript/comment-page-1#comment-16 FormSmarts Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:49:41 +0000 http://formsmarts.com/weblog2/?p=13#comment-16 Erica, Even if all desktop browsers support JavaScript, some user disable JavaScript to prevent possible web exploits like rogue redirections or cross-site scripting. That is sometimes a corporate policy over which individual users have no choice. There are also concerns with mobile users. Not all web-capable cellphones support JavaScript at this time. And since Internet data transfer over mobile networks is expensive and typically charged per megabyte, there are rational reasons to disable JavaScript on JavaScript-enabled handsets like BlackBerry or iPhone smartphones. People using FormSmarts to power their web forms expect our forms to be <a href="http://formsmarts.com/accessible-forms" rel="nofollow">usable by anyone</a>, so we use JavaScript to enhance form submission experience, but JavaScript is not required to submit a form. Erica,
Even if all desktop browsers support JavaScript, some user disable JavaScript to prevent possible web exploits like rogue redirections or cross-site scripting. That is sometimes a corporate policy over which individual users have no choice.
There are also concerns with mobile users. Not all web-capable cellphones support JavaScript at this time. And since Internet data transfer over mobile networks is expensive and typically charged per megabyte, there are rational reasons to disable JavaScript on JavaScript-enabled handsets like BlackBerry or iPhone smartphones.

People using FormSmarts to power their web forms expect our forms to be usable by anyone, so we use JavaScript to enhance form submission experience, but JavaScript is not required to submit a form.

]]> By: Erica http://formsmarts.com/weblog/form-spam/protecting-html-forms-from-spam-with-javascript/comment-page-1#comment-15 Erica Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:45:16 +0000 http://formsmarts.com/weblog2/?p=13#comment-15 What are the usability implications of using JavaScript to protect my forms against automated postings? Don't all browsers in use today support JavaScript? What are the usability implications of using JavaScript to protect my forms against automated postings? Don’t all browsers in use today support JavaScript?

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