<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Yea, now I see the whole message like that it seems like the spambot theory holds water.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>They don't care if it shows up bit a lot of forms are to display comments etc from readers and therefore may display the links so lots of people click on it. The fact it was only sent to you in an email would not be a consideration. Spam enough forms and you get through enough times and people will click on their links.&nbsp;<br><br>Steve Peacocke<div>+64 220 612-611</div><div><br></div></div><div><br>On 20/03/2014, at 12:25 pm, "John C" &lt;<a href="mailto:jc@sunshinesoftware.co.nz">jc@sunshinesoftware.co.nz</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 12 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:blue">Hi all<o:p></o:p></span></p><h1><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:blue;font-weight:normal">Gary, I use the </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:blue">PHP GeoIPLocation Library</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:blue;font-weight:normal"> see <a href="http://chir.ag/tech/download/geoiploc">http://chir.ag/tech/download/geoiploc</a> &nbsp;and created routine and an array to check against wether it will be granted access to my website at all. In case it is from a "blocked" country (as per my block-country array) the page shows under the header "Under construction" and doesn't show the menu, so no way he/she can read any pages.<o:p></o:p></span></h1><h1><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:blue;font-weight:normal">The other thing I have added, is that the submitted form reads the IP country and sends it in the email to me. In case of this weird email it happens to be sent from USA.<o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:blue">Steve, the message/comment in this submitted form looks quite bizarre, it reads:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:blue"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#0D0D0D">"As I mentioned this she said those that join the official exchange rate of 3% from the japanese leader told him to offer an explanation or resign as chairman of SAM., &lt;a href=\"<a href="http://xn--jpn-qi4b3ah5gqi5isdc.com/\">http://xn--jpn-qi4b3ah5gqi5isdc.com/\</a>"&gt;&amp;#12458;&amp;#12531;&amp;#12521;&amp;#12452;&amp;#12531;&amp;#12459;&amp;#12472;&amp;#12494;&amp;#27604;&amp;#36611;&lt;/a&gt;, [url=\"<a href="http://xn--jpn-qi4b3ah5gqi5isdc.com/\">http://xn--jpn-qi4b3ah5gqi5isdc.com/\</a>"]&amp;#12458;&amp;#12531;&amp;#12521;&amp;#12452;&amp;#12531;&amp;#12459;&amp;#12472;&amp;#12494;&amp;#27604;&amp;#36611;[/url], <a href="http://xn--jpn-qi4b3ah5gqi5isdc.com/">http://xn--jpn-qi4b3ah5gqi5isdc.com/</a> &amp;#12458;&amp;#12531;&amp;#12521;&amp;#12452;&amp;#12531;&amp;#12459;&amp;#12472;&amp;#12494;&amp;#27604;&amp;#36611;,&nbsp; nqdxut,"<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:blue"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:blue">Would this be work of a hacker?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:blue"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:blue">John Ch<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:blue"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:blue"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0mm 0mm 0mm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Tahoma&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;"> <a href="mailto:delphi-bounces@listserver.123.net.nz">delphi-bounces@listserver.123.net.nz</a> [<a href="mailto:delphi-bounces@listserver.123.net.nz">mailto:delphi-bounces@listserver.123.net.nz</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Steve Peacocke<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 20 March 2014 8:52 a.m.<br><b>To:</b> NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [DUG] Contact form page<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">I do ask though, that if this is SpamBot, where's the message?&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Surely they want to sell you bigger body parts, boots, shares, the Brooklyn Bridge, or get assistance for that 35 mill they have sitting in an account.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Sending junk specifically designed to get past the email checker seems pointless for a spambot.&nbsp;<br><br>Steve Peacocke<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">+64 220 612-611<o:p></o:p></p></div>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