Please don't reply to threads with multiple spam posts - it's easier to tidy up if there aren't replies I need to worry about losing.
/although I think akirk/ Mr C-W have a larger ban hammer they can use to delete all of a users posts.
Spam
- Strangely Brown
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Re: Spam
AFAICR phpBB allows deleting all of a user's posts when an account is deleted. If not as standard then certainly as part of add-on admin tools.
Re: Spam
right - dealing with it - my apologies for this...
have locked down registration to admin approval ponly for now
currently switched off private messages in case they spam those before I can wipe the users
am working through the users to remove them - will update shortly
Alasdair
have locked down registration to admin approval ponly for now
currently switched off private messages in case they spam those before I can wipe the users
am working through the users to remove them - will update shortly
Alasdair
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- Posts: 376
- Joined: Tue Sep 29, 2015 5:02 pm
Re: Spam
akirk wrote:right - dealing with it - my apologies for this...
have locked down registration to admin approval ponly for now
currently switched off private messages in case they spam those before I can wipe the users
am working through the users to remove them - will update shortly
Alasdair
Don't worry about it, it tends to happen with a new 'site, until those who admin get a handle on setup.
Of interest, of course, is how the spammers find the new 'sites. Gotta be bots "searching" the Web?
Re: Spam
Apologies all for the spam attack and a huge thank you to jont- for dealing with it...
All spammers are now deleted
We have changed the registration to require a Q&A related to this website
All registered users (for now) will require Admin approval - will recind when we are happy with lack of attempts
I have also disallowed signatures to have links (apparently this puts the bots off!) - on trial for now, so if you need a link in your signature, let me know - those who already have one it will continue working!
I have put private messages back on - please let me know by posting here if that causes any issues
hopefully back to serene waters now...
and I have upgraded jont- to Admin, not just mod, so he now has even more tools at his disposal
Alasdair
All spammers are now deleted
We have changed the registration to require a Q&A related to this website
All registered users (for now) will require Admin approval - will recind when we are happy with lack of attempts
I have also disallowed signatures to have links (apparently this puts the bots off!) - on trial for now, so if you need a link in your signature, let me know - those who already have one it will continue working!
I have put private messages back on - please let me know by posting here if that causes any issues
hopefully back to serene waters now...
and I have upgraded jont- to Admin, not just mod, so he now has even more tools at his disposal
Alasdair
- Mr Cholmondeley-Warner
- Posts: 1118
- Joined: Sun Sep 27, 2015 7:01 pm
- Location: Swindon
Re: Spam
Strangely Brown wrote:It needs an english language maths question on signup. Somthing like:
"What is six times seven? Answer in digits."
That stopped bot signups completely on the phpBB installation that I ran.
Or alternatively "What is the answer to life, the universe and everything?"
Carpe diem
Re: Spam
chriskay wrote:Strangely Brown wrote:It needs an english language maths question on signup. Somthing like:
"What is six times seven? Answer in digits."
That stopped bot signups completely on the phpBB installation that I ran.
Or alternatively "What is the answer to life, the universe and everything?"
Push-pull steering and BGOL being the acceptable answers?
Alasdair
Re: Spam
akirk wrote:chriskay wrote:Strangely Brown wrote:It needs an english language maths question on signup. Somthing like:
"What is six times seven? Answer in digits."
That stopped bot signups completely on the phpBB installation that I ran.
Or alternatively "What is the answer to life, the universe and everything?"
Push-pull steering and BGOL being the acceptable answers?
Alasdair
Possibly, although I prefer 42
Carpe diem
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