Simon, I feel the pain. Have you given wt_spamshield a try? http://typo3.org/extensions/repository/view/wt_spamshield/current/ Michael -- Michael Cannon The TYPO3 Vagabond <http://typo3vagabond.com> @ in2code.de Been there, done that, 25 years of coding Germany +49 (0)160 574 1973 US +1 617 539 6072 http://typo3vagabond.com