Spambots at the forum

Posted On: Sat, 2007-01-06 19:01 by infinite_emma

The forum became a bit of a spambot haven, and needs to be sorted. Unfortunately, the server decided to act up as well - so we're "inbetween" fixes at the moment. It means that all users that have zero in post count, will possibly find that their accounts aren't around after all things are said and done. We hope that you will find your way back, and register a new account, once we're done.

Basically, we need to sweep the database clean from bots, and the only idea so far is to delete all accounts that show zero in post count, and now that we have found a modification that will properly keep the spambots out. Quite possibly, an upgrade of the forum software will be in the works eventually as well.

We're very sorry about any inconvenience!

//emma

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Hopefully we can also stop

TheBaldingOne | Tue, 2007-01-09 11:24

Hopefully we can also stop them from leaving comments in the News threads on the front page too... I have been deleting the comments but am now unable to keep up with them... :( It may help if we moderate comments, I dont mind doing that. That way I can delete the bots comments before they get approved.

//Andy

Fixed

infinite_emma | Wed, 2007-01-10 04:45

Unauthorized anonymous users can't comment without being authorized now! Thanks Andy!

Comments? What spambot

TheBaldingOne | Wed, 2007-01-10 05:41

Comments? What spambot comments? lol TY Emma

//Andy

so it all worked out in the

Jolly anonymous Roger | Tue, 2007-02-20 09:35

so it all worked out in the end? good :)

Yes.. I now have the ability

TheBaldingOne | Fri, 2007-02-23 07:49

Yes.. I now have the ability to get rid of spambots all in one go... since then I've noticed a drop in the number that are commenting...

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