05-13-2009, 11:48 PM
we've been over run!
Holy Spam Batman.
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05-13-2009, 11:48 PM
we've been over run!
05-14-2009, 12:29 AM
sorry... I updated the registration and testing out the spam filter... guess there's still some kinks.
Unfortunately, it's hard to manually approve people and catch everyone who's not spam. I hate missing legitimate new registrants. Contribute to focuscanada.net's future! Donations of $20 and over get a custom title!
05-14-2009, 03:24 AM
I wonder, can you set up a custom challenge / response type registration system with this forum software? :huh:
NefCanuck
05-14-2009, 04:21 AM
darkpuppet,May 13 2009, 09:29 AM Wrote:sorry... I updated the registration and testing out the spam filter... guess there's still some kinks. Is there any way to set up an invitation system that facilitates joining (bypasses some of the hurdles) ... I come across lots of guys who might be interested and sending them a link would make it easy.
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05-14-2009, 06:44 AM
right now, I've opened up the registration once again... for the time being.
I've been working on a prototype anti-spam thing that any user of the board could mark as spam and lock out spam users, e-mails and IPs... with an admin override. So basically, everyone who first registers gets a button that displays with their first 50 posts that lets you report them as spammers. Once 2 hits are made, the account is restricted until a mod reviews the account -- if the mod confirms the spam, the user is deleted, the IP, e-mail and whatnot are banned and life goes on. If a mod approves the post, the profile is flagged as good and the button goes away. As things stand, I have a prototype board setup, and I've started the development of the feature... hopefully sometime in July I can roll it out. Another anti-spamming technique is to put several generated images and quiz the user on their orientation and order -- two things bots aren't very good at... I'm hoping some board devs implement it, because that's more complicated than I have time for. Contribute to focuscanada.net's future! Donations of $20 and over get a custom title! |
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