Recent spammers

Discussion in 'Announcements' started by admin_vb, Jun 15, 2013.

  1. admin_vb

    admin_vb On Holiday

    Joined:
    Feb 23, 2007
    Messages:
    21
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Lhasa, Tibet
    I say chaps! I'm on holiday (some people live the life of leisure but it has to be done by somebody old bean, and I decided it might as well be me!).

    Anyhoo... There have been a few recent spam attacks and some of you have complained long and loud.

    So I check a few logs and settings: This forum does use a capcha for new users (thank you to those who suggested it - already done), and it also uses a plugin that checks new users against a database of spammers. That check is by IP address and username.

    In the last few days we have suffered 3 dastardly spammers who loaded up nearly 1000 posts.

    BUT WE HAD ABOUT 200 ATTEMPTS TO CREATE SPAMMER ACCOUNTS - and that's only the last 3 days. Checking more than that caused my very low boredom threshold to be crossed.

    Obviously the spam protections systems are not perfect but they do seem to be going a long way to protecting us from the evil-doers.

    So after that little clean up and check, I'm back on hols again. Toodle-pip!
     
    admin_vb, Jun 15, 2013
    #1
Ask a Question

Want to reply to this thread or ask your own question?

You'll need to choose a username for the site, which only take a couple of moments (here). After that, you can post your question and our members will help you out.
Similar Threads
Loading...