[goddess_dix]

Originally Posted by Jafo232

Most likely, that users IP and/or Uname combo has been blacklisted. Here is what I do on my forums:

Create a group called Registered Users Promoted.

Copy the same settings as you have for the Registered Users group EXCEPT set the option "Filter Posts With Akismet" to no.

ok, i'm looking at this, since akismet works wonders for my blog. no spam at all! but i'm not sure exactly how it behaves on vb. my understanding with other posts is that it should work on vb 3.67 and 3.68. if that's not right, please let me know.

you mentioned most likely in this example above, the username/ip has been blacklisted. does akismet blacklist it in a table in the vb database or what? and that blacklisted info is not transferred the the vb area for blocked ips and emails, right? so if i ever removed akisment, i'd best get that info out first, i'm thinking?

and how might this work with infractions?

i'm wanting to automate our spam-whacking. so i figured, set up spammer auto-ban in infractions. akismet will pop potential spam into moderation que where the mod can decide if it's a spammer to whack or just release it in the unlikely event it's harmless.

currently, my mods will ban both ip and email of spammers, in addition to username. it looks like the autoban from infractions system only hits the username, but i'm not sure about that, either...and i'm not entirely sure that the ip and email banning is even all that helpful done globally like it is now.

and would this work to leave my registered group the same, but set up a new usergroup that's basically probationary, under 10 posts or whatever, that's the default upon signing up?

input appreciated.