Thanks for the help here ... now my turn to try to give.

[Dijenga]

I hate form spam. I know we've all had it, and the standard captcha doesn't always keep them out.

If you want to spend a few dollars, you can try nucaptcha (nucaptcha.com) which has a unique captcha that is virtually unbreakable.

Or, you can do the poor man's (or in my case the extremely cheap man's) version. I developed the idea based on the success I saw from other who had used the nucaptcha on their sites. Keeps bots and spammers off forums, out of inboxes, and makes my life easier.

If you are not averse to flash (no, most tablets will not allow users to reply to your forms) you can look at the version I use for my forms at a radio station. We've not had any bot spam since instituting this process in 2012. Inside the "form" you'll see some moving letters and type. The visitor has to enter those three numbers in the specified field in order to send the form mail. (I use formtools on this site). Wrong number or text, the mail is not sent. The trick is, the numbers never change, but the bots move on without sending me their spam. Why? Because they can't read it.

Go to http://www.qliteradio.com/news.html then click on the "church news" tab and look at the form.

I lay the transparent swf over an image which helps break it up, you can place over the image of your choice.

If you like it, download your copy here.

If you are averse to using flash, then you can try the same method but using a gif like this one:

(you'll need to click to see the motion)


Same principle, but even mobile devices can send you mail.

Hope this method is as successful for you as it is for me.

If you want a copy of the flash, PM me and I'll send you a copy or link to a zip version ... (and will need in the future).