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need help with d3chicago forum
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 6:31 pm
by Pugwash
not really feedback but maybe you guys will know the answer.
the d3chicago forums have been getting many fake accounts signed up with *.ru websites and email addys. usually linking to porn or some other crap. Im not sure what they get out of it but its bugging me having to delete these bastids. any ideas how to stop this happening?
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 6:32 pm
by Pugwash
hehe
I just looked, the same peeps are on your member list also???
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 7:22 pm
by STRESSTEST
A Whole new Spam Swarm cometh
Re: need help with d3chicago forum
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 8:48 pm
by Instig8
Pugwash wrote:any ideas how to stop this happening?
Add a captcha to the registration process.
A CAPTCHA test is a program that can generate and grade tests that:
- Most humans can pass.
- Current computer programs can't pass.
M'kay?
Now, they may post messages with links to another site... and merely having a profile (with a link to their site) is what they might be after. Well, who knows?
Good luck.
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 8:59 pm
by ccb056
I had the same exact problem with my phpbb forum ->
www.computerbb.org
In the contrib directory there is a verification mod that produces a few random letters and numbers in a jpg or gif and the registering user has to type them in.
By installing and activating that you can stop all the bots, worked for me.
Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 6:17 pm
by Topher
You should also be able to ban all *.ru addresses...