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Falconfly Board hit by "Register-Bot " ?!
17.12.07 at 04:03:51  
Just look at the new members, they are going up very fast. just go on the last pages of new members... nearly all of them are from a register-bot!

its just a suggestion but i am almost sure!
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Re: Falconfly Board hit by "Register-Bot &quo
Reply #1 - 17.12.07 at 08:39:52  
WOW, starts around october on page 10, gees thats alot.
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Reply #2 - 17.12.07 at 11:18:35  
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WOW, starts around october on page 10, gees thats alot.


I'll check into it and pass a note along to FF.
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Reply #3 - 17.12.07 at 23:01:32  
Yeah, it's automated Spam-Bots that manage to Register, but cannot post.

They've done so for more than a year, but activities notably increased around 3 months ago.

I'll look into upgrading the Forum around new year, that should make managing (and banning) these Bots more easy.

Spam-Bots have been quite successful in other unmoderated/managed by inexperienced Admin Forums, I guess that's why the Spammers got so much into them.
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Reply #4 - 17.12.07 at 23:08:49  
Can't you implement one of those things where you have to enter a code as seen on an image in order to be able to register?

Can't seem to recall it's name ???
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Reply #5 - 17.12.07 at 23:32:16  
I believe the acronym you are looking for is "CAPTCHA."
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Reply #6 - 18.12.07 at 01:38:25  
Yes, but that would require deep modifications to this old YaBB Board Version.

I'll implement a comparable function when the Board is up-to-date and I have access to all current Board Modifications needed to solve the problem.
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