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Title: [SOLVED] Lots of spam through "ask a question about this product"
Post by: markholland8 on January 01, 2012, 11:36:12 AM
Hi ,
I'm getting a lot of spam from the "ask a question about this product" anyone got any ideas how I can protect it or turn it off.

Using joomla 1.7.2 and virtuemart 2

Thanks Mark
Title: Re: Lots of spam through "ask a question about this product"
Post by: markholland8 on January 01, 2012, 21:26:44 PM
Ok so the easy option is to turn this into a link, i would like to send this link to a secure form as there is no captcha with the virtuemart one.

So what i need to know is where is the file i need to edit.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks Mark
Title: Re: Lots of spam through "ask a question about this product"
Post by: jjk on January 01, 2012, 22:07:44 PM
Perhaps this is a possible solution: http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/access-a-security/site-security/captcha/11964?qh=YTozOntpOjA7czo0OiJzcGFtIjtpOjE7czo4OiJzcGFtbWluZyI7aToyO3M6NToic3BhbXMiO30%3D (http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/access-a-security/site-security/captcha/11964?qh=YTozOntpOjA7czo0OiJzcGFtIjtpOjE7czo4OiJzcGFtbWluZyI7aToyO3M6NToic3BhbXMiO30%3D)
But I don't know if it works for VM2 already - I didn't try it myself yet.

The other options that come into my mind is:
cut out the relevant code in ...\components\com_virtuemart\views\productdetails\tmpl\default.php (lines 268 -271 in my version), rename it, i.e. 'mydefault.php' and select this one as your default in configuration.

BTW: I think I have seen that there are a few more selectable layouts for the product details page in the pipeline. Perhaps one is without the "Ask a Question..." link.
Title: Re: Lots of spam through "ask a question about this product"
Post by: markholland8 on January 01, 2012, 22:36:00 PM
No it did not work, i have a secure form on the site so i gues the easy way would be to forward the "ask a question about this product" button to this form.

Thanks Anyway.

Mark
Title: Re: Lots of spam through "ask a question about this product"
Post by: jjk on January 01, 2012, 22:52:31 PM
Just updated my previous message while you sent a reply...
Title: Re: Lots of spam through "ask a question about this product"
Post by: markholland8 on January 02, 2012, 00:04:50 AM
Hi,

Thanks i found it, its line 251, i have now coded it to forward to my spam protected form and removed the current virtuemart one. Thanks for your help.

Mark
Title: Re: [SOLVED] Lots of spam through "ask a question about this product"
Post by: jenkinhill on January 05, 2012, 13:24:42 PM
This one works on the standard VM2 forms:  http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/access-a-security/site-security/captcha/18364
Title: Re: [SOLVED] Lots of spam through "ask a question about this product"
Post by: PRO on January 05, 2012, 16:34:41 PM
J2.5 is going to have captcha in the core
http://community.joomla.org/blogs/community/1533-new-features-in-joomla-25.html

Title: Re: [SOLVED] Lots of spam through "ask a question about this product"
Post by: Jawloms on January 25, 2012, 20:20:15 PM
Is there a way of removing the button completely?  I've spent ages Googling and can only find how to do it on Virtuemart 1.1, not 2.
Title: Re: [SOLVED] Lots of spam through "ask a question about this product"
Post by: PRO on January 25, 2012, 20:28:37 PM
Quote from: Jawloms on January 25, 2012, 20:20:15 PM
Is there a way of removing the button completely?  I've spent ages Googling and can only find how to do it on Virtuemart 1.1, not 2.

http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=92756.0
Title: Re: [SOLVED] Lots of spam through "ask a question about this product"
Post by: Jawloms on January 25, 2012, 20:36:22 PM
Thanks   ;D
Title: Re: [SOLVED] Lots of spam through "ask a question about this product"
Post by: jndm on April 14, 2012, 10:41:29 AM
solved?
Title: Re: [SOLVED] Lots of spam through "ask a question about this product"
Post by: Milbo on May 09, 2012, 00:49:39 AM
jjk found something else, imho not writtne down here http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=101916.0
Title: Re: [SOLVED] Lots of spam through "ask a question about this product"
Post by: lipes on March 30, 2013, 18:01:38 PM
It's not solved yet... I've also instaled the spambotcheck but i continue receiving many spam emails... sometimes 15 emails by hour in product ask for question.

Can someone provide a good solution, please?

thanks!
Title: Re: [SOLVED] Lots of spam through "ask a question about this product"
Post by: PRO on March 30, 2013, 18:27:04 PM
I use this
http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/access-a-security/site-security/captcha/11964

Title: Re: [SOLVED] Lots of spam through "ask a question about this product"
Post by: lipes on March 31, 2013, 14:57:14 PM
Ive tryed but its not working in last VM version... doesnt display anything in ask for a question area..
Should we need to do some  kind of hack?
Title: Re: [SOLVED] Lots of spam through "ask a question about this product"
Post by: jenkinhill on March 31, 2013, 16:34:20 PM
plg_easycalccheckplus_v2.5-7.zip works OK for me, J2.5.9/VM2.0.20b
Title: Re: [SOLVED] Lots of spam through "ask a question about this product"
Post by: lipes on April 01, 2013, 15:33:50 PM
i've instaled again the plug and it's working ... :)