Tell-a-Friend - Change Functionality For All To Use?

[scottdev]

Could code be modified so that tell-a-friend displays on all pages and can be used by anyone - logged in or not?

[Kim]

If you were to do that, you would be opening yourself up to massive spam attacks because the tell-a-friend would become an open email relay.

[scottdev]

Isn't there the same possibility with any form on a website such as contact us, etc.?

Is there a way to prevent that - such as entering a code displayed on the page, etc.?

[Kim]

The Contact Us is only sent to the Store administrator -not to mass email lists.

CAPTCHA can be added, but is not very effective.

[scottdev]

How would I change the code to remove the requirement that user be logged in and add CAPTCHA so any visitor can use tell-a-friend?

[scottdev]

Can anyone help me

Step1: Remove functionality requiring customer to be logged in to use?

and then

Step 2: add CAPTCHA.

[stevesh]

Admin -> Configuration -> Email Options -> Allow Guest To Tell a Friend, but you're making a big mistake.

The captcha mod(s) in Free Software Add Ons come with instructions.

[scottdev]

Great thanks - didn't see that.

I'll take a look at the captcha mod before I do that.