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TheSupportForum 10-22-2012 08:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Lester (Post 2375148)
I turned off email verification a couple of months back, and in 36 hours I had 2K attempted registrations blocked by spam-o-matic :D Since then spam-o blocks about 50 a day and I will maybe see 1 spam post per day.

i've used it for over 1 year now, and had 10 spams
i only got those spams when the api went down on at stopforumspam.com
I read their forums and they suggested to change the API link in
functions_ghsom.php from stopforumspam.com to api.stopforumspam.com
as the old one is no longer being updated or not as up-to-date as
api.stopforumspam.com is update regularly

this is the actual post
http://www.stopforumspam.com/forum/v...ic.php?id=4653

kanerm 10-22-2012 11:47 PM

My spam is out of control. I am using Akistmet and that is helping somewhat with the forums but doing nothing on the blogs. I have human verification, and email signup verification activated. My blogs are getting roughly 3000 spam posts a week. WTH is a person to do at this point???

Max Taxable 10-22-2012 11:49 PM

End it all.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=289463

killerford 10-23-2012 10:15 PM

I'm getting loads, lucky they get moderated. It's annoying really because some VBulletin forums I know doesn't have the spam mod on they're forum and they only have the email validation link and they get no spam at all.

CAG CheechDogg 10-24-2012 03:03 AM

@killerford...

I used to have wordpress as my CMS and I would get tons of spammers , I switched over to joomla and added some good extensions to prevent spam and I no longer get the spammers on my forums.

Wordpress attracts a lot of spammers because of the blog references all over their scripts and what not.

You might want to try joomla my Friend.

lycheepassion 10-27-2012 03:46 PM

Theya re blowing up my DB I need help ASAp its really bad

Max Taxable 10-27-2012 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lycheepassion (Post 2376310)
Theya re blowing up my DB I need help ASAp its really bad

End it all.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showpost....3&postcount=13

invitezone 10-27-2012 03:56 PM

just use keycaptcha.
I have never had a single spammer register

lycheepassion 10-27-2012 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Max Taxable (Post 2375183)

OMG THANK YOU! I just installed this 1 min ago, already had it block 2 bots. DANG

Max Taxable 10-27-2012 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by invitezone (Post 2376315)
just use keycaptcha.
I have never had a single spammer register

XRumer beat that long ago. If bots were trying to register at your site, they would succeed.

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Quote:

Originally Posted by lycheepassion (Post 2376319)
OMG THANK YOU! I just installed this 1 min ago, already had it block 2 bots. DANG

It is elegant and simple, no bells or whistles. The sharpest knives are the quietest.


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