[skubaman]

Hi, I did not require approval for new users. That usually causes a big drop in participation. But since I noticed this big increase in SPAM, I have switch to require approval until I can improve the situation.

Vbulletin support said I should switch from recaptcha to questions and answers. I do feel these can create drop off of registrations as well, but I will give it a try.

Right now, I am getting about 1 new SPAM member per hour.

Anybody has tips to clean up the spam quick? I don't like that limit that we can't delete more than 50 spam messages from same author through the forum, only through admin.

Thanks

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Was wondering if anyone can recommend a good solution to clean up spam that will work on vB 3.8.8?

Is there a way to block any account trying to sign up with a .ru email address? Is there a way to ban users in bulk and delete all their messages? Let's say find everyone with email .ru, ban them and delete all their posts?

Thanks