#1 2008-04-20 12:22 pm

Deemarie

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Registered: 2008-04-20

Posts: 5

We're getting spammed by....

People leaving link to this website: http://meteoblogger.com/map.html

Some of the email addresses and user names they use:

Rcdwmkjr : hicufuva@zsdfg.com

ICQ Number : 320890473

Jbgrkwpm : ziazawiq@zsdfg.com

ICQ Number : 021143318

People leaving link to this website: http://dynamiclawyer.com/map.html

Tbunixrg : sidonumo@zsdfg.com

ICQ Number : 594067870

Unfortunately I don't have IP addresse for them as I have to allow them to post within the forum before I can get it.

Ax Slinger

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From: The North Coast

Registered: 2008-04-10

Posts: 184

Website

Re: We're getting spammed by....

Here's a little trick you might want to try. Edit your registration form and add a simple math question such as 5 + 5 = ?, and make it a requirement that all new members must answer the question correctly.

It isn't exactly fool-proof. But then again spam bots are not fools, they're programs, thus they don't know how to proceed in this situation and can't get past the registration page. At least for the moment anyway.

I can't tell you how to do this on your particular board, but you might want to look for a forum modification to do this.

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I only like Spam if it is Deep Fried and served with Cheese.
But only once every six months or so.

Deemarie

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Registered: 2008-04-20

Posts: 5

Re: We're getting spammed by....

Thanks, will have a look and see what I can do.

There's 4 or 5 trying to register nearly every day now.

Ax Slinger

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From: The North Coast

Registered: 2008-04-10

Posts: 184

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Re: We're getting spammed by....

Does your board have ban filters? There are several boards available (some are even free) that have options to ban by usernames, email addresses, and IP addresses.

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I only like Spam if it is Deep Fried and served with Cheese.
But only once every six months or so.

Deemarie

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Registered: 2008-04-20

Posts: 5

Re: We're getting spammed by....

Yeah it does have the ban option.

However when you delete the account it also deletes the details that I fill in in the Ban section.

jp

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Registered: 2008-04-22

Posts: 4

Re: We're getting spammed by....

Ban the @zsdfg.com domain?

Deemarie

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Registered: 2008-04-20

Posts: 5

Re: We're getting spammed by....

How do I do that?

Just put @zsdfg.com in the banned email addresses section?

Thanks for the help by the way

Ax Slinger

Member

From: The North Coast

Registered: 2008-04-10

Posts: 184

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Re: We're getting spammed by....

How you add to the ban filter depends on what software you use. There are 100's of boards available and they could all be different. So you just have to open up the ACP and see what is in the ban filter section. There most likely won't be any instructions, or at least not detailed ones anyway, but there may be something that will get you started. 

And by the way, if you ban an account then delete it, you open the door for that same account information to be used again. So it's best to not delete accounts. Just ban them and let then slip away into the nether regions of your forum database.

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I only like Spam if it is Deep Fried and served with Cheese.
But only once every six months or so.

Deemarie

Member

Registered: 2008-04-20

Posts: 5

Re: We're getting spammed by....

Thanks Ax

Ax Slinger

Member

From: The North Coast

Registered: 2008-04-10

Posts: 184

Website

Re: We're getting spammed by....

Yer welcome.

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I only like Spam if it is Deep Fried and served with Cheese.
But only once every six months or so.