spam problems
spam problems
just so you know i've asked pete to just disable posting entirely
as the spam is going through the roof all the sudden today
there were over 60 of them. as a MOD i can only delete but
not prevent spam so its just getting out of hand for you folks
to find any post worth viewing....
i dont know if he'll do it but i hope so..until he comes back that is....
sorry if this ruins thing for anyone...
as the spam is going through the roof all the sudden today
there were over 60 of them. as a MOD i can only delete but
not prevent spam so its just getting out of hand for you folks
to find any post worth viewing....
i dont know if he'll do it but i hope so..until he comes back that is....
sorry if this ruins thing for anyone...
Wow, yeah, the spam is starting to get pretty ridiculous here.
I spent a few hours about a month ago installing anti-spam mods over at the ictv.org forums (which had an even bigger spam problem than these forums).
I ended up finding a solution that almost completely stops spam posts, but also makes it require admin approval for new posters to register (spambots and real people). Not ideal, but at least there's no spam.
Unfortunately, right now I'm on my Macbook Pro at home for Christmas, so I don't have access to my PC with all of my web dev software and the files for Pete's QB Site / QB Express... it will have to wait about a week before I'll be able to do that.
I spent a few hours about a month ago installing anti-spam mods over at the ictv.org forums (which had an even bigger spam problem than these forums).
I ended up finding a solution that almost completely stops spam posts, but also makes it require admin approval for new posters to register (spambots and real people). Not ideal, but at least there's no spam.
Unfortunately, right now I'm on my Macbook Pro at home for Christmas, so I don't have access to my PC with all of my web dev software and the files for Pete's QB Site / QB Express... it will have to wait about a week before I'll be able to do that.
Z!re wrote:He should just add a image verification mod to phpBB, it's quick and easy...
Disabling posting completely is not an option.
Moved to general, this really isnt news, or important, or helpful..
dont move my post zire, its relavent when i asked him to change
something concerning the operation of the board...think about it
whether you find is useful or not is irrelvent....its up to pete not you.
thanks for the reply pete i wouldnt mind approving posts as a MOD
if it keeps the spam down...
Well, I think the first priority will be to go through the 2000+ user accounts registered here and delete all the spambots. (I'm sure that makes up more than half of the accounts.)
First thing I'll do is install a mod that makes it easier to delete spam accounts, and some registration mods that will help curb new spambots from registering. If the spam problem persists, I'll make new registrations require admin approval.
ANYWAY, MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!
First thing I'll do is install a mod that makes it easier to delete spam accounts, and some registration mods that will help curb new spambots from registering. If the spam problem persists, I'll make new registrations require admin approval.
ANYWAY, MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!
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How about removing every user account that has 0 posts?
Many spam bots has 0 posts since moderators has removed those. If some real poster looses hes account then he can recreate it in case he wants to post.
Image verification aint actually so good protect, in our site, it wont prevent bots nearly at all for registering.
Maybe admin approval would be better choice right away? Naturally in that case, Pete should give admin rights to some one else too.
Many spam bots has 0 posts since moderators has removed those. If some real poster looses hes account then he can recreate it in case he wants to post.
Image verification aint actually so good protect, in our site, it wont prevent bots nearly at all for registering.
Maybe admin approval would be better choice right away? Naturally in that case, Pete should give admin rights to some one else too.
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Not to ruin all the fun, but what is admin approval supposed to help with?
Sure it'll catch the bots being named www.weightlosspills.com
But what about: Sarah, Michael, CarBob, seaBiscuit$, sid6.7 and so on
If you didnt get it, my point is: How do you identify a bot from the name only.
Sure it'll catch the bots being named www.weightlosspills.com
But what about: Sarah, Michael, CarBob, seaBiscuit$, sid6.7 and so on
If you didnt get it, my point is: How do you identify a bot from the name only.
I have left this dump.
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What's all this? I'm NOT a spam bot!
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Oh, and Z!re, you may already be a WINNER!
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Admin approval should be better than nothing, Z!re...
Although you CAN get cheap weight loss pills at http://www.weightlosspillsforcheap.com
and you can get a loan with a low, low apr at http://www.lendingtree.com
Remember, when banks compete over you, you win!
Oh, and Z!re, you may already be a WINNER!
http://www.clickhereziretoclaimyourfreeprizenow.com
Admin approval should be better than nothing, Z!re...
The yagl forum has been slammed with spambots over the last couple of months. Despite the fact that the forum is pretty much dead now, I still continue to purge it of bogus crap. Filtering out potentially "bad" usernames is about all I could do outside of account verification. phpbb is REALLY limited in its ability to filter spam at the script level.
Z!re wrote:Not to ruin all the fun, but what is admin approval supposed to help with?
Sure it'll catch the bots being named www.weightlosspills.com
But what about: Sarah, Michael, CarBob, seaBiscuit$, sid6.7 and so on
If you didnt get it, my point is: How do you identify a bot from the name only.
well it should get the "bulk" of them and thats a good start
alot of the names are pertty obvious like "bcxzsedft" or
"_MOUSEX", "p0rnofbritney" "helenXXX" and such esp. those
gibberish ones which there seem to be alot of...
take a look at the page of the newest memebers and
you can pertty much guess 30-40% of which ones are
spam right away...