#1 2009-11-29 6:28 pm

paul

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Registered: 2009-11-29

Posts: 27

Username API versus search

When using the API, most of the "normal" names (ie. firstname lastname) that are being used on my contact form report back to me as a spammer, while entering the same name on the Search form doesn't report it as being a spammer ?

Could it be that the API is only using the firstname ?

For a test, just try with "George Bush" ;-)  The API reports this name as a spammer, last seen on 2009-11-28 19:28:03 with 83 hits, while the search http://www.stopforumspam.com/advancedse … =&to_year= doesn't list it ?

zaphod

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Registered: 2008-11-22

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Re: Username API versus search

In my opinion, usernames of spammers should only be used to "firm up" a judgment on whether a username is a spammer or not.

If username X shows as being a spammer, and some of the other places it has been seen are within the same www.xxx.yyy.0/24 or even www.xxx.0.0/16 address blocks, then you might ban them.

If spammer at www.xxx.yyy.zzz has used the name X before, even if it is a dialup, or dynip ISP, chances are very good it's the same jerkwad again.

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paul

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Registered: 2009-11-29

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Re: Username API versus search

In my opinion, usernames of spammers should only be used to "firm up" a judgment on whether a username is a spammer or not.

Correct, but what is the point in using a "wildcard" type search on the API, and not on the Search ?