Comments on: Spring Forums Hit by Registration Spam Bot http://blog.exis.com/colin/archives/2004/09/25/forum-spam-bots/ Whatever hits the spot Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:33:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: 191576@mail.muni.cz http://blog.exis.com/colin/archives/2004/09/25/forum-spam-bots/#comment-19724 Wed, 11 Apr 2007 17:13:29 +0000 http://blog.exis.com/colin/archives/2004/09/25/forum-spam-bots/#comment-19724 confirmation code capability built-in sounds ok. confirmation code capability built-in sounds ok.

]]> by: Peter Veentjer http://blog.exis.com/colin/archives/2004/09/25/forum-spam-bots/#comment-2358 Wed, 10 May 2006 13:14:50 +0000 http://blog.exis.com/colin/archives/2004/09/25/forum-spam-bots/#comment-2358 Just as annoying is spam at webblogs. I get one a day (not that much but annoying). I check all replies on my blog manually so no spam is getting through. Just as annoying is spam at webblogs. I get one a day (not that much but annoying). I check all replies on my blog manually so no spam is getting through.

]]> by: Gabriel Mihalache http://blog.exis.com/colin/archives/2004/09/25/forum-spam-bots/#comment-16 Sat, 25 Sep 2004 20:20:00 +0000 http://blog.exis.com/colin/archives/2004/09/25/forum-spam-bots/#comment-16 I remember when Jive (of JiveSoftware.com) used to be free! Those were the days! Maybe you can get a license from them, for being such a high profile open source project... I remember when Jive (of JiveSoftware.com) used to be free! Those were the days! Maybe you can get a license from them, for being such a high profile open source project…

]]> by: Colin Sampaleanu http://blog.exis.com/colin/archives/2004/09/25/forum-spam-bots/#comment-15 Sat, 25 Sep 2004 18:18:59 +0000 http://blog.exis.com/colin/archives/2004/09/25/forum-spam-bots/#comment-15 Well the spambot was not actually posting forum entries, since the user accounts never got activated. It was just creating bogus accounts, but these accounts had spam in them in the 'web site' field phpBB allows you to define in your profile (which anybody can view). The next version of phpBB will have the confirmation code capability built-in, along with a number of other features, in any case, but it's a ways off. Well the spambot was not actually posting forum entries, since the user accounts never got activated. It was just creating bogus accounts, but these accounts had spam in them in the ‘web site’ field phpBB allows you to define in your profile (which anybody can view).

The next version of phpBB will have the confirmation code capability built-in, along with a number of other features, in any case, but it’s a ways off.

]]> by: Anonymous http://blog.exis.com/colin/archives/2004/09/25/forum-spam-bots/#comment-14 Sat, 25 Sep 2004 17:49:06 +0000 http://blog.exis.com/colin/archives/2004/09/25/forum-spam-bots/#comment-14 the best way of handling this is probably to use a mail filtering tool (eg: spam assassin) and apply it's filtering to every entry before posting.. if the 'spamminess' level is too high, then require a moderator's approval. the best way of handling this is probably to use a mail filtering tool (eg: spam assassin) and apply it’s filtering to every entry before posting.. if the ’spamminess’ level is too high, then require a moderator’s approval.

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