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PostPosted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 7:17 pm    Post subject: I see more spammers signed up on the board again! Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Mon Jul 10, 2006 9:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hmmm, is there a way to increase security in our signup system? Perhaps one of those nifty "fill in the letters in the box" things? Or do we have that already...I forget!
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 4:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

No there isn't a box with letters in it you have to retype in the sign up. But they can't post in any section until Jared accepts them. Which will never happen.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 1:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

don't worry about the spammers they can't activity their accounts without an valid email address so, other then a database entry, they are doing nothing... I will remove them... I have just been really busy at work this week.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 1:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Busy picking corn out of your butt?

Lol, sorry, but for some reason I felt that last post deserved a response, Jayrd. Twisted Evil Twisted Evil Twisted Evil Twisted Evil
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 2:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well they put a web address in their info which leads to IP sniffing spaming sites.
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 3:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

yes, but if you don't click or goto the link then you are fine... I will just try to stay on top of the problem...
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 9:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well it seems to be happing again. Got a Tamie Lowe and a Melvin Franklin that have web address to a scam site.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 11:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ok, I know this is happening, it actually got even worst about a month ago. I am doing everything I can to keep these people off the forum. I can't stop them from registering, but their accounts are never getting activated because I have to activate them. AND I am deleting them on a daily bases.

I had to start using the ban controls to stop the huge increase that I saw a month ago, so 1 or 2 a day isn't bad, and isn't going to kill your computer.

So please stop posting here. I know it is a problem but like spam email, there is no true cure for it, beside deleting the forum completely, and I don't see us doing that.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 2:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jared I have been helping a bit when I check the mail. I will try a little harder to help take the burden off you.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 2:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Doesn't seem like a big deal to me...I haven't even seen a spam post in several months.

I don't suppose there's a way that you can set the forums to, say, not allow registration? I think everyone that needs an account here has one, and then maybe "open" registration again if someone else "joins the fold" and needs access?

I don't even know if this is possible, being a neophyte when it comes to webstuffz, but there's a brainstorming tidbit, nonetheless.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 5:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well, just checked the forum options. There is no way to disable registration ability... Good idea Damin... I will look for a mod that might allow registration to be disabled.

and ya, they can never post, it is just the website link they put in the profile are links to bad things that can damage a computer, but NO ONE should be looking at the spammer's profiles anyway, so I just delete them when I can since they can't do any damage.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 9:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think the piggies are hungry. I'll go put on a pot of coffee.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 10:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I farted, thank you and good night
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