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BrownGhost 
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 Topic: Getting spammed :(
Posted: 20 June 2008 at 10:48pm |
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im getting porn spammed in my version 8.02 WWF :(
Any advice on how to stop it, im sure its like remote submision tools or some thing thy are using. i cant upgrade to newst version, as we have modyfied the forum way to much, to work whit our website.
i was thinking about renaming the new_post.asp file, and change the name in the 5 or 6 files its used..
but im nut sure this will help
any advice on how to stop the spamming??
thanks
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Putz22
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Posted: 20 June 2008 at 11:42pm |
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If I were you... I would make is so that the site can not be opend to the public.. and that you make sure that everyone has to log in and have their status changed before they can post.. you can set all your users to have access but have it to where they can type new topic clicked off until you change their status
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WebWiz-Bruce
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Posted: 23 June 2008 at 8:41am |
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Do not allow Guests to post.
Email activation of new membership is also very effective at preventing spammers from signing up.
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BrownGhost
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Posted: 23 June 2008 at 4:54pm |
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Its the guest account thy use..
yeahh i know if i turn off guest access it can solve the problems.
But i think its like some audo submit things making the posts, and beating the securty code.
i really want to keep the Gues access, but just stop the spamming from Bots..
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WebWiz-Bruce
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Posted: 23 June 2008 at 5:08pm |
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If you upgrade to 9.50 it uses the new Web Wiz CAPTCHA which produces unique security images on the fly. You can also adjust the level of noise you have with it. If that doesn' stop them then it's more likely being done by a human.
You have to remember that allot of porn companies now employ slave labour paid $1 to fill in CAPTCHA codes. They have automated bots to do the rest of the form and the person just fills in the CAPTCHA part.
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BrownGhost
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Posted: 23 June 2008 at 5:17pm |
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i cant upgrade to newst version, as we have modyfied the forum way to much, to work whit our website
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WebWiz-Bruce
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Posted: 23 June 2008 at 5:28pm |
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You could try using the CAPTCHA_image.asp file from version 9.50 with version 8.
These is no guarantee it would work with version 8, but I can't see why it wouldn't.
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123Simples
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Posted: 23 June 2008 at 7:14pm |
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Spamming can be really annoying. Can you not perhaps add certain words to the bad word filter so when these people type say "for free porn" it actually says "for free "something else"
Apart from Bruces suggestion I haven't anything helpful to suggest, but removing Guest Accounts be allowed to post would be a great step
By all means allow them to view your forums, but I don't let guests post. That would be a nightmare
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