23-09-2007, 11:11 | #1 |
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The last few days we've been flooded with spambots. Some of these post multiple threads as well. As a very drastic measure I've disabled member registration.
The other options this forum software offers (captions etcetera) don't seem to work. I hope we can find a way to fix the mailserver. That will allow some more options. For now, if you know anyone who wants to become a member, let me know and I'll re-enable registration. Sorry for the inconvenience (although chances are that if you're reading this, you're already registered).
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23-09-2007, 16:27 | #2 |
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You might want to add this info to the main page as well, Shabba
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23-09-2007, 20:21 | #3 |
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I understand your decision, shabba.
But that also means IMO that now we should act and not just talk concerning a new forum software/upgrade.
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02-10-2007, 15:16 | #4 |
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Yesterday I reenabled the registration. So far only 1 spambot registered, and failed to spam.
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06-10-2007, 17:59 | #5 |
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Ack! Bot-spam incoming.
So unrefined. So unsophisticated. Someone should use their ironfist on some bots
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03-11-2007, 21:41 | #6 |
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Today the site has been flooded with spambot applications. I've disabled the registration again, for now.
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05-11-2007, 06:57 | #7 |
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shabba, dunno what your ASP skills are like but adding a 'stupid' question to the form like 'Are you human' yes/no usually fixes this as bots are programmed for the standard form .
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05-11-2007, 07:43 | #8 |
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Unfortunately my ASP skills are nonexistent.
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31-12-2007, 10:48 | #9 |
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After two weeks of open registration and two pages full of spambots I closed registration again. It's getting pretty annoying by now.
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31-12-2007, 12:40 | #10 |
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Unfortunately I'm not familiar with the .asp files, otherwise I could've added a checkbox "Check this if you're not a bot."
Can't you upgrade to, say, vBulletin?
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