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01.11.11 at 21:21:54
 
Hi,

I've increased the Forum registration requirements, which should now stop or slow down the recent flood of spammers.

As I still got ways to go, for now let's see how well the countermeasures work for the Forum. I'll give it a few days to see how things work out.
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Re: Recent Spam
Reply #1 - 01.11.11 at 23:22:29
 
I got a pile of PM's with web links and offers.
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Reply #2 - 01.11.11 at 23:34:03
 
PM me the Usernames and they shall be gone Smiley

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I think I got 'em all for now, let's see if the bots return...
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Reply #3 - 06.11.11 at 00:43:55
 
One is back, I reported it.
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Reply #4 - 06.11.11 at 21:55:56
 
Copy, will set the registration hurdle even higher then...

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That seems to have worked.

Now, new Users wishing to register have to file a meaningful "Reason for registering" containing the Key Words "3dfx Archive" and something that makes sense.
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Re: Recent Spam
Reply #5 - 07.11.11 at 17:20:28
 
FalconFly wrote on 06.11.11 at 21:55:56:
Now, new Users wishing to register have to file a meaningful "Reason for registering" containing the Key Words "3dfx Archive" and something that makes sense.

Good job! I like the idea!  Smiley
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Reply #6 - 08.11.11 at 12:04:52
 
They are back again, reported it.
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Reply #7 - 08.11.11 at 13:20:33
 
That was one I wasn't sure about (registered during the Spam wave).

Anyway, now that Bot is gone Smiley

(there are like 4 or 5 remaining I'm waiting for to post spam or nonsense, then they're gone as well)

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lol, this is actually fun, seeing all these SpamBots lining up at my entrance, waiting for the REJECT or DELETE button to be pressed *g*
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Reply #8 - 09.11.11 at 22:35:24
 
You can't expect a bot to be smart  Cool
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