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Website => Site Feedback => Topic started by: ShaneJ on December 25, 2008, 11:17:02 AM
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It appears that the spam we received today was due to some new spam bot software bypassing the registration system in these forums. I have edited the forum code a little so hopefully we wont see any more spam for a while
Fingers crossed.
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FYI
Theses are the ips used by the recent spammer:
194.8.74.53
194.8.74.53
194.8.74.53
194.8.75.157
A lot of other forum operators I know actually block all access for the ip range 194.*.*.* to 199.*.*.*
I might think about doing this myself.
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never seen so many in one week,
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the ip range works but bots often use proxies
could also use keyword blocking; use the word viagra or something and if the word is found in a post on posting it is refused.
dont use minor words, even penis can be innocent - "the penis mighter than the sword" (a space missing, but not inncocent without it)
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Hey Shane....Just checking with you, I got a couple of notices in my email about some blocked website users. I am guessing that because i am down as a moderator of the buga site that this is just for my info? .Does it require any action on my behalf? Hope your xmas day has gone well mate cheers...john abbott ;D
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Hi mate, what did the email say?
My xmas has been pretty good thanks mate. I hope yours has been the same.
Hey Shane....Just checking with you, I got a couple of notices in my email about some blocked website users. I am guessing that because i am down as a moderator of the buga site that this is just for my info? .Does it require any action on my behalf? Hope your xmas day has gone well mate cheers...john abbott ;D
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This is one i received recently
The following post, "query from beginner" by unfompops has been reported by SandB on a board you moderate:
http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=2&topic=765.msg6791#msg6791 (http://www.buga.com.au/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=2&topic=765.msg6791#msg6791)
The reporter has made the following comment:
not sure about this one!!!!
Regards,
The BUGA Community Team.
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Yeah I deleted that user. They had been registered for a few months now.