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The MAZZTer
Death Star
Joined: 25 Sep 2003
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 Posted: Nov 06, 2006 01:51 Post subject: Yay bots |
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I think some serious consideration should be taken towards tweaking the registration backend and frontend just slightly enough so bots can no longer register...
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Jackson
Dark Trooper Phase 2
Joined: 24 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Nov 11, 2006 17:54 Post subject: |
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For the most part, I've tried logging in (close to) daily and just deleting spambots as they register, but this is getting to be pretty ineffective. I've turned on the option that requires all new accounts to be approved by an admin, so things should start shaping up now.
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Nottheking
Kell Dragon
Joined: 29 Sep 2003
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Fenwar
Admiral Ackbar
Joined: 15 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Nov 23, 2006 13:39 Post subject: |
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Apparently so, I get maybe 3-4 a day (of which maybe 1 a week is an apparently genuine new user, or at least a cleverer breed of spambot... One which has figured out how to pick a homepage that looks like one the sort of person who'd register here might have  )
I think we need to upgrade to the latest version of phpBB as soon as possible, I just don't have the time to do it right now. 
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Taylor
Gamorrean
Joined: 25 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Nov 28, 2006 03:27 Post subject: |
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You might also try downloading the mod called "LiveValidation" from the phpBB site. It checks the emails registering to see if they're real accounts or not. It helped significantly decrease the number of spambots on the forums I run.
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Fenwar
Admiral Ackbar
Joined: 15 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Nov 28, 2006 16:16 Post subject: |
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looks good, thanks for the pointer Taylor
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Jackson
Dark Trooper Phase 2
Joined: 24 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Nov 29, 2006 23:25 Post subject: |
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That mod's looking more and more appetizing... I'll check it out.
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Fenwar
Admiral Ackbar
Joined: 15 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Nov 30, 2006 09:12 Post subject: |
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I've installed it, but I think we still need admin approval... somehow. There were one or two other anti-spambot mods I could install too. I'll hopefully get a chance to do that within the next week or so.
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Fenwar
Admiral Ackbar
Joined: 15 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Nov 30, 2006 14:11 Post subject: |
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I have now installed another anti-spam mod to prevent bots from actually posting (it includes forcing a time delay between generating the posting form and actually submitting it; if a real user posts too fast they will simply be taken to the preview page and can re-submit). I've also installed a mod for the admin interface which makes deleting spambot accounts a lot easier.
As usual, let me know if anything goes wrong.
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